Spotify and other developers have alleged that Apple engages in anticompetitive behaviour by imposing rules that hamper distribution via its App Store, the only way for third-party developers to reach more than 900 million iPhone users. — Dreamstime/TNS
US lawmakers have requested information from Apple critic Spotify as part of an antitrust probe, according to two sources briefed on the investigation into allegations the iPhone maker engages in anti-competitive behaviour to support its own apps.
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee reached out to the music streaming service with broad requests for information, according to one source, who added the request to the company was narrowed in follow up telephone calls.
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