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Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022

Characteristic	Support	Don't know/No opinion	Oppose
Preferencing their own apps in search results	32%	38%	30%
Requiring app developers to use the app store's own payment processor	30%	42%	28%
Taking a 15-30% commission from app developers	28%	38%	35%
Restricting app developers' ability to inform users about methods of payment outside the app store's payment processor	28%	38%	33%
Using data analytics to build their own compatitors to others' apps	28%	43%	29%
Restricting app developers' ability to inform users about special offers	26%	37%	37%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 17 to 20, 2022

Number of respondents

2,004 respondents

Special properties

among registered voters

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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According to a survey of voters in the United States conducted in June 2022, 32 percent of respondents would support a law that would impede app stores from giving preferential treatment to their own apps in search results, while 30 percent of respondents would oppose such a measure. Respondents also appear to not oppose app developers being required to pay commission fees between 15 percent and 30 percent of their revenues, with 35 percent of respondents reporting they would not support a law imposing this restriction on app stores.