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PoliticsCongress is investigating Apple's control of the market for iPhone repairs
- Congress has asked Apple for a trove of documents regarding its restrictions on third-party repairs, and how it promotes its own apps in the App Store, among other issues.
- The request for information is part of a broader congressional antitrust probe into the tech giants that was first announced in June.
- Apple has traditionally placed tight restrictions on allowing third parties to repair iPhones and …
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