Lost in the App Store: The Political Economy of the Canadian Game App Economy

Nieborg, David B, Young, Chris and Joseph, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-7417 (2019) Lost in the App Store: The Political Economy of the Canadian Game App Economy. Canadian Journal of Communication, 44 (2). ISSN 0705-3657

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Abstract

This commentary discusses the political economy of apps. The authors found that Canadian-made game apps are notably absent in the Canadian App Store. This should be both worrying and surprising, as Canada has a relatively sizable game industry. While policy conversations on digital transformation focus on emerging technology, the authors point toward the power and politics of digital platforms as one of the key issues preventing growth in the Canadian digital economy.