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The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple is the latest in a series of regulatory actions that are hitting the tech giant at the same time.

After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the software tools necessary to develop a game store.

The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.

As the App Store approaches its 16th anniversary, patchwork rules have turned what was a single store into different shops across many countries.