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EU Commission Says TikTok and Meta Are Breaking DSA Transparency Rules

The European Commission said today that Meta and TikTok are violating DSA rules related to…

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Apple Blames Digital Markets Act for Feature Delays in the EU

Apple really isn’t happy with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, and it’s urging the European…

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EU Commission Fines Google €2.95 Billion Over Ad Tech Practices

The EU Commission fined Google €2.95 billion for breaching EU competition rules and abusing its…

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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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 Fines Meta €797.72M Over Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Infringement

The EU Commission has just fined Meta €797.72 million for breaking EU antitrust laws with…

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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…

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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…

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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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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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 Commission Says X’s Paid Blue Checkmarks “Deceive Users”

The European Commission accused today X of breaching the Digital Services Act, pointing out that…

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