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On April 21, 2021, the Senate Subcommittee on Competition
Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights held a
hearing to explore competition in Apple's App Store and
Google Play. Representatives from Apple Inc., Google Inc., Spotify,
the Consumer Federation of America, Tile, Inc., and Match Group,
Inc. testified about competition within the two app stores. Chair
Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member Lee (R-UT), and Members Blumenthal
(D-VT), Hawley (R-MO), Ossoff (D-GA), and Blackburn (R-TN)
expressed a willingness to take further action in this space and to
explore new legislation aimed at promoting competition in the app