NewsMeta and Spotify are teaming up to lobby against Apple and GoogleThe Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience argues age verification should be the app stores’ problem to solve.The Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience argues age verification should be the app stores’ problem to solve.by Dominic PrestonMay 1, 2025, 1:31 PM UTCLinkFacebookThreadsImage: Cath Virginia / The VergeDominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.Meta has joined forces with Spotify, Garmin, Match, and others to form a lobby group to represent their interests, especially as they come into conflict with those of Apple and Google. The group’s first order of business is arguing that age verification should be the responsibility of app stores, and not the apps themselves.Bloomberg reports that the Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience will fight for app makers’ interests on a range of fronts, including ensuring that Apple and Google products work well with rivals’ devices and software, fighting what’s perceived as discrimination from the App Store and Play Store, and aiding the Justice Department in its ongoing antitrust cases against Apple and Google.“What these founding companies share in common is they rely on the mobile ecosystem in order to serve their customers,” Brandon Kressin, the director of the coalition, told Bloomberg. “They each recognize there’s power in numbers, especially when going up against companies as powerful as the duopoly.”Right now, the group’s priority is joining Meta’s ongoing efforts to persuade lawmakers that app stores should bear the responsibility for controlling which apps children can download, saving the apps themselves from the brunt of age verification. Google, for its part, says Meta is trying to “offload” its responsibility to keep kids safe. Utah has already passed a law requiring app stores to verify user ages, and the new coalition intends to support similar bills in other states, and efforts to introduce equivalents in the House and Senate.The new coalition announced itself just hours before Apple suffered a major defeat in its ongoing litigation against Epic. The judge ruled that Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps or restrict how developers can direct users to other payment options.See More: AppleGoogleMetaNewsPolicyTechMost PopularMost PopularAmazon has no choice but to display tariffs on prices nowSlate Auto confirms where it’ll build its $20,000 TruckA judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App StoreDonald Trump might actually believe these Calibri labels are real MS-13 tattoosGoogle’s Play Store lost nearly half its appsInstallerA weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
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