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EU Fines Apple and Meta a Combined €700 Million for Breaking DMA Rules

The European Commission has fined Apple and Meta €500 million and €200 million, respectively, for…

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Apple Says it’s “Deeply Concerned” After First iPhone Porn App Launches in the EU

Apple has publicly criticized the release of the first porn app on AltStore PAL, one…

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EU Requires Apple to Further Open iPhone to Third-Party Devices

The European Commission demanded that Apple further open up the iPhone to third parties to…

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Google’s DMA Search Test Ends with Predictable Results

Two weeks after it began testing a change to how Search works in the EU,…

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Google to Test Search DMA Compliance Change in the EU

Google announced this morning that it would test a change in Search to see whether…

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Facebook and Instagram to Display Less Personalized Ads in the EU to Appease Regulators

Facebook and Instagram users in the EU users are getting a new option to use…

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Apple Intelligence to Launch in the EU in Spring 2025

Apple is planning to officially launch Apple Intelligence on iPhones and iPads in the European…

Microsoft Edge reaches for your data

Web Browser Makers Ask EU to Designate Microsoft Edge as a Gatekeeper

The European Commission declined to designate Microsoft Edge a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets…

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Germany to Enforce DMA Regulations for All Microsoft Products and Services

Germany's antitrust authority determined that all of Microsoft can be held to the standards of…

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EU Commission Gives Apple Six Months to Improve Device Interoperability on iOS and iPadOS

The European Commission has started proceedings to push Apple to improve the interoperability of iOS…

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iPadOS 18 to Enable Alternative App Stores and Browser Engines in the EU

iPadOS 18, which Apple will release on Monday, September 16, will allow iPad users in…

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iOS 18 Will Let EU Users Change Default Apps for Phone Calls, Messaging, and More

More DMA-related changes are coming to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, and EU users will…

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Epic Games Store Launches on Android and iPhone

Epic Games today launched its mobile app store, Epic Games Store, on Android and iPhone,…

Spotify gets a win in the EU

Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple's anticompetitive business practices, Spotify…

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Apple Changes App Store Rules that Violated the EU DMA

Six weeks after an EU investigation determined that it wasn't complying with the Digital Markets…

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Apple Quietly Accepts Epic Games Store Submission in EU App Store After Outcry

Apple quickly bowed to public pressure after Epic Games accused it of violating the EU…

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