The Arizona Legislature is advancing a bill intended to shield students from sexually explicit material. Critics say it ll prevent books from being taught.
In Arizona, Democrats Are Backing Big Tech
A bill that would eliminate Apple and Googleâs hefty fees on app developers has drawn unusual coalitions on both sides.
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The app stores currently apply a 15 or 30 percent commission fee on apps that cost money or have in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Members of Arizonaâs state House of Representatives questioned whether or not Apple was a monopoly last week, ahead of a critical floor vote. Others compared the Apple and Google smartphone app stores to a flea market. And one member applauded Appleâs initiative to control the content on its operating system. This was all in the debate over HB 2005, a bill that passed mostly along partisan lines that will, if made law, eliminate app store commission fees for developers on both the Google and Apple app stores.