News Parliamentary panel recommends new rules for app stores to curb cyber frauds The parliamentary committee proposed mandating app stores to share "exhaustive metadata" and other information about all apps they host on their platform. Sarvesh MathiJuly 31, 2023
News Facebook Ads will Soon Allow Sideloading of Android Apps in the EU This move by Meta could increase competition in the Android and iOS app distribution markets, which are currently dominated by Google and Apple. Sarvesh MathiJune 30, 2023
News Five talking points: Open AI’s plan to launch an app store for AI models ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is planning to launch an app store that will allow developers to sell AI models built on top of OpenAI's technologies. What... Sarvesh MathiJune 21, 2023
News Indian government will certify permissible online games until SRO is formed: Rajeev Chandrasekhar The amended IT Rules, however, don't have any provision that allows the government to carry out the certification process Sarvesh MathiJune 1, 2023
News Phonepe to launch an Android app store to compete with Google Play: Report Amidst increased antitrust scrutiny on Google, PhonePe is launching its app store that will offer 'localized' services for Indian users Sarvesh MathiApril 25, 2023
News Google to require Play Store apps to let users easily delete their accounts and data Users will be able to delete their account and data from either within the app or using a web link Sarvesh MathiApril 7, 2023
News Google Play Store’s privacy labels are misleading users & giving them a false sense of security: Mozilla Study A new report by Mozilla Foundation claims that Google Play Store's privacy labels are misleading users by stating incorrect information. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 23, 2023
News Whitelist of approved digital lending apps sent to app stores: Finance Ministry A whitelist of legal apps is a significant step because it effectively disallows any lending app that is not approved by the RBI. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 9, 2023
News Here’s possible reasons why BGMI (India’s PUBG) was taken down from app stores India's PUBG, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), was abruptly removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store based on government orders Sarvesh MathiJuly 29, 2022
News Summary: South Africa antitrust watchdog identifies key competition issues in digital markets A deep-dive into competition concerns in e-commerce, app stores, travel and accommodation, food delivery, and online classifieds in South Africa Sarvesh MathiJuly 21, 2022