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Own a smartphone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah

But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and chair of the…

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The Guardian reports: But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and chair of the parliamentary science, innovation and technology committee Debates around big tech and digital regulation can sometimes feel distant from the everyday concerns of voters.

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. As chair of the parliamentary science, innovation and…

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