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Lawmakers ask DOJ to probe Apple’s blocking of Android app allowing blue bubbles

By Christopher Hutton
Published December 18, 2023 4:02pm ET
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Lawmakers ask DOJ to probe Apple’s blocking of Android app allowing blue bubbles
People walk by an Apple store on Oct. 20, 2023, in Denver. Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers' push notifications — the alerts iPhone apps send users that can reveal a lot about their online activity.

A bipartisan group of congressional critics of Big Tech is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Apple breached antitrust laws by blocking an app that allows Android users access to iMessage.

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