Apple introduces a new fee structure for the App Store in Japan as part of compliance with the MSCA.
Regulatory pressure intensified across every axis in 2025. The DOJ's Google breakup case moved toward remedy, the EU fined multiple companies under the DMA, and AI-specific regulation proliferated globally. The most significant shift: governments stopped asking tech companies to comply and started compelling them — through procurement rules, supply chain designations, and the Defense Production Act.