The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK is looking at whether the Play Store and AppStore support innovation and are pro-competition

Britain’s competition watchdog says it’s investigating Google’s search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing

The U.K.'s CMA is launching so-called "strategic market status" (SMS) investigations into the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google.

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple's and Google’s mobile platforms, just days after the government forced out its chair as part of a push to cut the regulatory burden on business.

The investigation will look for "potential exploitative conduct" by the tech companies, which dominate the mobile market.

It is not only in the European Union that competition authorities are taking a closer look at Apple and Google. The UK has now also launched an investigation.

Britain’s competition regulator launched an investigation into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems to assess whether they’re in breach of strict new tech laws.

KEY TAKEAWAYS The U.K.’s competition regulator started a probe Thursday on the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Alphabet's Google.The probe is gauging whether the tech firms’ ownership of their apps and services makes their users pick their products over those of rivals.

In the U.K., Google plans to put a warning on the websites of businesses using fake online reviews, and take specific actions to curtail the practice.

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Google has announced an intensified crackdown on fake reviews in the United Kingdom. This pledge follows a thorough investigation by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The commitment is part of a broader effort to ensure consumers are not misled by fabricated online ratings.