Gatekeeping the Ecosystem

Platform governance and downstream competition in mobile software distribution

Mar 22, 2026

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FAANG Antitrust Series
Episode 2
Apple

This is the second post in our EconWorks FAANG Antitrust Series.
In the first post, we examined how Google’s search distribution agreements may influence competition through default placement and behavioral usage patterns. This post turns to Apple’s App Store policies—and how platform governance may shape competition…

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