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European Commission Says WhatsApp Falls Under DSA Regulation

The European Commission (EC) announced that Meta's WhatsApp messaging service has enough users to qualify…

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

In March, the European Commission determined that Google’s Play Store policies do not comply with…

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Apple Changes App Store to (Try to) Meet EU’s DMA Demands

Apple today announced major changes to its mobile App Store to meet its legal requirements…

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EU Comes Out Swinging Against Apple, Google

The European Commission has determined that Apple and Google are both violating the Digital Markets…

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Google Launches Final Appeal of EU Antitrust Ruling Against Android

Google is squaring off against regulators from the European Commissions today in the EU Court…

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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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EU Demands That Apple Stop Geo-Blocking Users

The European Commission determined that the Apple Apps Store violates EU geo-blocking regulations and has…

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…

Google Issues Microsoft Antitrust Complaint in the EU

Google has issued its first-ever formal antitrust complaint, alleging to EU regulators that Microsoft's cloud…

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Apple Will Open NFC to Developers in iOS 18.1

In July, Apple announced it would open up NFC on the iPhone to third-party developers…

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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EU Shifts Investigation of Microsoft’s Open AI Partnership

Margrethe Vestager revealed that the EC has shifted its investigation of the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership to…

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Turning the Screws: EU v. Microsoft Teams (Premium)

What a week: On Monday, the EC charged Apple with violating the DMA, and today,…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Thinking Clearly About the Rotten Apple (Premium)

The EU is going after Apple again, but don't get distracted by the noise. This…

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