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Perplexity just offered $34.5B to buy Chrome!
🚨The big question: without a legal obligation, will they fund the web platform that the world relies on at anywhere near Google’s ~$1B/year level?
New OWA Article:
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/can-perplexity-afford-to-fund-the-web/
Our answer: probably not.
🧵 Let's break it down
India withdraws the draft Digital Competition Bill after opposition from global tech majors and domestic platforms. Govt to launch a market study before redrafting, likely dropping ex-ante rules and revising SSDE thresholds to balance regulation with innovation.
For a detailed breakdown of the MSCA and what it means for browser competition:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/japan-apple-must-lift-engine-ban-by-december/
The act also forces Apple (and Google) to offer equivalent API access to third-party browser vendors, similar to Article 6(7) of the EU DMA.
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This matters as Apple is still blocking rival browser engines in the 🇪🇺 EU, despite the DMA:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/
Apple will no longer be allowed to impose technical or financial barriers that effectively block third-party browser engines on iOS.
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🇯🇵 Japan has officially banned Apple’s iOS browser engine restrictions.
Starting Dec 2025, iPhones must allow real Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi and others to run their own engines, just like on desktop.
This is a major step forward for browser competition.
Full analysis here:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/japan-apple-must-lift-engine-ban-by-december/
Pressure to let the web fairly compete on iOS is growing around the world:
https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/cma-designates-google-and-apple-proposes-measures/
...but Apple is neither on the level, nor a good actor. It will continue to be a slog against obfuscation and lies, and we are all lucky to have @owa in the fight:
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/
Bruce Lawson's summary of the UK's preliminary designation decision, check it out:
🔥 "why the CMA does not aim to create a default interoperability requirement is beyond my small brain to fathom. I’ll be raising it in my response to the consultation"
https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/cma-designates-google-and-apple-proposes-measures/
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