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APPLE APPEARS TO MISLEAD UK REGULATOR OVER DECEPTIVE DEFAULT BROWSER USER INTERFACE

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Apple implemented a deceptive dark pattern in iOS to make it harder for users to change their default browser from Safari. This issue was initially reported by Ars Technica and later fixed by Apple, though the specific iOS version containing the fix was not disclosed. Despite solid evidence from multiple sources, Apple recently denied the existence of the issue in a formal response to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), leading to accusations that the company was potentially misleading regulators.