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Bill to promote smartphone competition with Apple/Google in mind; surcharge for violations is 20% of sales.

Hello! We are VeinWorks for Industrial Containers.

Today we have some news about the Smartphone Competition Promotion Act. 

 

According to the Yomiuri Shimbun Online April 14, 2024

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The Smartphone Competition Promotion Bill that the government is considering includes tighter regulations on IT giants such as Apple and Google, with surcharges of up to 20% of domestic sales for violators.

 

Similar regulations have been introduced in the EU and the UK, and there are antitrust lawsuits against Apple in the US 

 

These bills reflect the government's efforts to promote competition in the smartphone market and correct problematic practices of giant IT companies 

 

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We are wondering what effect this pro-competition law will have on our everyday lives.

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