By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 1-17-22
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a markup this week on a bill to promote competition in an app market dominated by Apple and Google.
The Jan. 20 markup, where a bill is amended and voted on (or sometimes not), will be on the Open App Markets Act.
The bipartisan bill was introduced back in August 2021 by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), joined by pretty much their polar political opposite, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). » Read More