The social media platform gained permission to help break the monopolies held by Apple and Google. European Union scrutiny of the Google Play store and the Apple App Store has been focused on the monopoly held over the apps that can be downloaded on Android and iOS devices. Apple has restricted the availability of its applications for security reasons, according to the company. Sideloading is the term used when users download and install an application from a third-party storefront. According to Apple, it doesn’t allow applications to be sideloaded on…
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