App Store Freedom Act

Requires very large companies that both control an operating system and run an app store to let users install third‑party apps and alternative app stores, remove or hide preinstalled apps, and give outside app developers the same technical access and documentation the company gives itself or partners. It bans a range of anti‑competitive practices (for example, forcing use of the company's payment system, penalizing distribution outside the company store, or using developers' nonpublic data to compete) and preserves limits on data collection without user consent. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the law, states may bring limited enforcement actions, civil penalties apply, and the law takes effect once the FTC issues compliance guidance (required within 180 days).