Bill > H140

This bill aims to regulate certain digital distribution platforms, known as "App Stores," that provide applications and services to users. The key provisions of the bill include: (1) prohibiting App Stores with over $10 million in annual sales in Massachusetts from unreasonably restricting developers' ability to use alternative payment systems or retaliate against them for doing so; (2) prohibiting these larger App Stores from imposing restrictions on developers' communication with their app users; (3) prohibiting these larger App Stores from using data derived from developers or their apps to compete with them or from preferencing their own apps over competitors; and (4) requiring these larger App Stores to provide fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory access to their operating systems and features for developers and third-party app providers. The bill applies to App Stores serving users or developers domiciled in Massachusetts and allows for enforcement through the state's consumer protection laws.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H140