UK Is Lagging Behind Rest of World in Tackling Big Tech, Says Fortnite Chief

Epic CEO Slams UK CMA for Delaying App Store Reforms

Epic Games CEO Sounds Alarm on UK’s Regulatory Delays Tim Sweeney, the outspoken chief executive of Epic Games, has publicly criticized the United Kingdom’s approach to regulating dominant technology companies, arguing that the nation is falling behind global peers in addressing anticompetitive practices in the app economy. In a recent interview, Sweeney highlighted delays by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in mandating changes …

UK is Lagging Behind Rest of World in Tackling Big Tech, Says Fortnite Chief

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told the Financial Times that the UK Competition and Markets Authority's December decision to delay mandating alternative app stores on iPhones was a "blunder" that leaves Britain "well behind" other jurisdictions. The CMA postponed until next year whether to require App...

Tim Sweeney says the UK's mobile app store regulation lags “well behind” other countries, and calls the CMA delaying its iPhone sideloading decision a “blunder”

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Tim Sweeney says the UK's mobile app store regulation lags “well behind” other countries, and calls the CMA delaying its iPhone sideloading decision a “blunder”  —  Competition and Markets Authority delayed decision over fees Apple and Google charge developers