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Apple App Store policies are charged under new EU competition law

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Apple is imposing unfair restrictions on app developers for its App Store in defiance of a new European Union law aimed at encouraging competition in the technology industry, regulators in Brussels said on Monday. Apple is the first company to be accused of violating the Digital Markets Act, a law passed in 2022 that gives … Read more

Apple’s App Store violates EU digital markets law

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People walk past an Apple Store on March 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Months after opening a non-compliance case against Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in violation of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to 10% of … Read more