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Google changes app links, fees in new move to follow EU gatekeeper law

By Lewis Crofts ( August 19, 2025, 17:17 GMT | Insight) -- Google has eased restrictions on how app developers link out to offers outside of the company’s Play Store, and adapted its fee structure, in the latest moved designed to comply with the EU’s flagship digital gatekeeper law. In March, the European Commission sent Google an official warning over how its linking policies fell short of compliance with the Digital Markets Act. Google has eased restrictions on how app developers link out to offers outside of the company’s Play Store, and adapted its fee structure, in the latest moved designed to comply with the EU’s digital gatekeeper law....

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