Bipartisan House Duo Files Companion App Store Competition Bill

A bipartisan House duo introduced companion legislation Friday meant to increase competition with Google and Apple app stores (see 2108110055). Senate Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member Ken Buck, R-Colo., and House Intellectual Property Subcommittee Chairman Hank Johnson, D-Ga., introduced the Open App Markets Act. It would “level the playing field for small app developers, strengthen consumer choice within the app marketplace, and ensure that antitrust laws are working properly in the digital ecosystem,” Johnson and Buck said in their announcement.