The US Commerce Department has released a report which accuses Apple and Google of running online app markets that disadvantage developers and consumers.
The report claims the companies' proprietary stores restrict app downloads and provide little transparency with developers on their review processes.
The report suggests that the companies' stranglehold on the market inflates prices and stifles innovation.
The Biden administration has called on Congress to increase competition by opening up app stores.
The Independent reports that the current app store model is "harmful to consumers and developers".
The report suggests that Apple and Google's policies favour some apps over others and have created "unnecessary barriers and costs for app developers.
" Meanwhile, The Verge highlights how officials specifically criticized the companies' lack of transparency on app review processes and the restriction of app downloads to their own stores.
Finally, The AP News emphasizes the report's conclusion that the "stranglehold" the firms have on the market is "harmful to consumers and developers."
The Biden administration has released a Commerce Department report which accuses Apple and Google of damaging the market by operating app stores that are limiting competition.
The report claims that these companies restrict app downloads and transparency on app review processes, which creates "unnecessary barriers and costs for app developers.
" The report also suggests that the firms' "stranglehold" on the market "inflates prices and stifles innovation.
" The administration calls on Congress to open up app stores to increase competition.
The report is releasing amid increasing competition concerns from antitrust officials.