Coverage Check — Digital Markets Competition Regulation
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11 itemsThis is the final designation decision — the most significant outcome of the SMS investigations — and is the direct result of the proposed-decision consultations already on the thread.
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What it adds: The thread has the proposed-decision consultations (Oct 2025) but not the final designation announcement that concluded those consultations on the same date.
"The CMA has confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate both Apple and Google with strategic market status (SMS) in each of their mobile platforms."
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This press release announced the proposed SMS designations and intervention roadmaps — a major milestone in the digital markets regime — which preceded the proposed-decision consultations already on the thread.
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What it adds: The thread has the proposed-decision consultation pages (Oct 2025) but not the July 2025 announcement of the proposed designations and roadmaps that initiated the consultation period.
"The CMA is today proposing to designate Apple and Google with 'strategic market status' (SMS) in each of their mobile platforms and has published separate roadmaps of potential actions to improve competition."
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This is the CMA's first formal post-designation intervention step under the digital markets regime — a call for evidence on proposed commitments from Apple and Google — and is a key thread event.
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What it adds: The thread has no entries covering the February 2026 commitments call for evidence, which is the first substantive use of the regime's powers after designation.
"This call for evidence ran from 11am on 10 February 2026 to 5pm on 3 March 2026. Apple and Google are designated as having strategic market status in the provision of their respective mobile platforms."
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This press release announced the first concrete outcomes secured under the digital markets competition regime following SMS designation, a landmark event for the policy.
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What it adds: The thread has no coverage of the February 2026 commitments announcement, which is the first substantive regulatory action taken under the DMCCA 2024 digital markets regime.
"Commitments would deliver immediate improvements to the way UK developers publish apps and how they access Apple's tools."
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This is the publication of Apple's final implemented commitments under the digital markets regime — the first binding measures to take effect under the DMCCA 2024.
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What it adds: The thread has no entry for the April 2026 finalisation and implementation of Apple's commitments, which is the first set of measures to take effect under the new digital markets regime.
"Following the CMA's SMS investigation into Apple's mobile platform, Apple has implemented commitments voluntarily made to the CMA to address concerns in the areas of app review, app ranking and use of data."
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This is a further CMA call for evidence under the digital markets regime on app store rules, directly exercising powers under the DMCCA 2024.
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What it adds: The thread has no entry for this April 2026 call for evidence on app store rules, which is a distinct post-designation regulatory step not covered by any existing thread entry.
"This call for evidence ran from 11am on 1 April 2026 to 5pm on 22 April 2026. Apple and Google are designated as having strategic market status in the provision of their respective mobile platforms."
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This guidance page sets out the CMA's full programme of work under the digital markets regime for mobile platforms and is a key reference document for the policy.
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What it adds: The thread has individual case pages but not this overarching programme-of-work guidance document, which consolidates the CMA's post-designation intervention pipeline.
"After consulting on our provisional decision, on 22 October 2025, we designated Apple and Google as having SMS in the provision of their mobile platforms. These designations last for a period of 5 years."
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The CMA's 2026-2029 strategy sets out how the digital markets competition regime will be implemented over the medium term, making it a significant policy document for this thread.
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What it adds: The thread has no entry for the CMA's 2026-2029 strategy, which explicitly frames digital markets regulation as a central pillar of the CMA's work programme.
"Over the next 3 years, the CMA will implement the UK's new digital markets competition regime. Our purposeful and pragmatic approach will leverage the unique design of the UK regime to deliver tangible benefits for the UK economy."
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This Commons debate accompanied the written statement on DMCCA implementation (already on the thread) and provides the parliamentary record of the implementation announcement.
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What it adds: The thread has the written statement (hcws74) but not the corresponding Hansard Commons debate record from the same date.
"Reforms to subscriptions contracts and alternative dispute resolution will follow later, with subscriptions reforms not commencing before spring 2026, at the earliest."
The final decision page for Google's SMS designation is a primary source document for the most significant outcome of the digital markets regime to date.
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What it adds: The thread has the proposed-decision consultation page for Google but not the final decision case page, which records the formal designation outcome.
"The CMA has published its final decision to designate Google as having strategic market status (SMS) in the provision of its mobile platform."
The final decision case page for Apple's SMS designation is a primary source document for the formal designation outcome under the DMCCA 2024.
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What it adds: The thread has the proposed-decision consultation page for Apple but not the final decision case page recording the formal designation.
"The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated Apple as having strategic market status (SMS) in the provision of its mobile platform."
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10 itemsThis is the government's response to the subscriptions consultation already on the thread (Nov 2024), completing that consultation cycle and setting out the legislative approach for subscription contracts under the DMCCA.
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What it adds: The thread has the subscriptions consultation (Nov 2024) but not the April 2026 government response that concluded it and confirmed the secondary legislation approach.
"The consultation ran from 18 November 2024 to 10 February 2025. The DMCCA provides new rights for consumers so that they have clear information before they sign up to a subscription."
This CMA consultation on updating its general transparency and disclosure guidance is directly relevant to the digital markets regime's procedural framework under the DMCCA 2024.
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What it adds: The thread has no entry for this April 2026 CMA consultation on transparency and disclosure guidance, which updates the procedural rules applicable to digital markets investigations.
"Open consultation published 24 April 2026 by the Competition and Markets Authority."
This CMA consultation on technology transfer agreements guidance relates to competition law reform under the DMCCA 2024 framework, though it may be more closely tied to the existing Technology Transfer Block Exemption Order consultation already on the thread.
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What it adds: The thread has the draft Technology Transfer Block Exemption Order (Mar 2026) but not this separate CMA guidance consultation on the Chapter I prohibition as applied to technology transfer agreements.
"Open consultation published 30 April 2026 by the Competition and Markets Authority."
The CMA's annual plan consultation for 2025-26 sets out the CMA's planned work under the digital markets regime and is a standard thread event for this policy area.
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What it adds: The thread has no entry for the CMA's 2025-26 annual plan consultation, which explicitly covers the digital markets competition regime as a central workstream.
"The CMA has prepared intensively to ensure that we are in a strong position to operate the new digital markets competition regime effectively from the point of commencement at the start of this year."
This consultation is already on the thread via the written statement at questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/1742186 dated 2024-11-18.
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What it adds: Already covered — the gov.uk consultation page itself is not separately listed but the written statement announcing it is on the thread.
"The DMCCA sets out a legislative regulatory framework to strengthen protections for consumers when they enter a subscription contract, in Part 4, Chapter 2 (Subscription contracts)."
SI 2026/386 is referenced as amending the DMCCA 2024 but its precise subject matter and whether it is already covered by an existing thread entry cannot be confirmed without further search.
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What it adds: If this is a new commencement or substantive SI not already on the thread, it would be a missing statutory instrument; insufficient information to confirm.
"S.I. 2026/386 is referenced in the amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on legislation.gov.uk."
This January 2024 announcement is covered by the existing thread entry for the CMA's provisional approach overview document (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overview-of-the-cmas-provisional-approach-to-implement-the-new-digital-markets-competition-regime).
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What it adds: Already covered by the overview publication already on the thread.
"The CMA expects to start 3 to 4 SMS investigations within the first year of the new regime coming into force."
The consultation on digital markets competition regime guidance is already on the thread (2024-12-19 entry).
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What it adds: Already on the thread — the consultation outcome/final guidance publication may not be separately listed but the consultation itself is covered.
"The CMA has recently published its finalised guidance on the digital markets competition regime and has set out its initial plans to launch SMS designation investigations."
This is already on the thread as the 2025-05-09 entry for SMS investigations into Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems.
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What it adds: Already covered on the thread.
"The CMA launched separate investigations into Apple and Google's mobile platforms in January."
This is the government's formal response to the subscriptions consultation, confirming legislative decisions on cooling-off periods, refunds, and charitable exclusions under the DMCCA 2024.
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What it adds: The thread has the subscriptions consultation launch (Nov 2024) but not the April 2026 consultation outcome, which is a distinct and important thread event.
"The consultation ran from 18 November 2024 to 10 February 2025. We received 75 responses from businesses and trade associations, cultural and heritage charities, enforcers, consumer advocacy organisations, law firms, and individuals."
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