App Store Freedom Act hopes to bring alternative app stores to US iPhones

A bill proposed in Florida may bring DMA-like provisions to the United States, forcing Apple to allow alternative app stores, third-party payments, and side loading on iPhones. Alternative app stores could come to US iPhones if a new Florida bill passes Apple has been wrestling for control over its platforms for years as regulators around the globe seek to open up the walled garden. The biggest effort to date, the EU Digital Markets Act, has inspired action in the United States before, but the latest bill may go full force.Even though the United States government has stated it won't tolerate foreign entities regulating and fining Apple, that...