Tag: Digital Markets Act

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Apple goes to European court over Digital Markets Act

Apple goes to European court over Digital Markets Act

Apple has filed a legal case with the European Court of Justice against the European Commission. In particular, it would like to challenge the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Reuters reports. With this, the tech giant opposes the measures it must comply with by this European law. What exactly is the ... Read more

date15 days ago
EU calls Meta and TikTok to account in the fight against fake news

EU calls Meta and TikTok to account in the fight against fake news

The European Commission is calling Meta, TikTok and YouTube to account over their measures against fake news about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. This is to check the social media platforms' compliance with the Digital Services Act. Responsible Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton... Read more

date2 months ago
Will Elon Musk actually withdraw X from the EU?

Will Elon Musk actually withdraw X from the EU?

X owner Elon Musk is considering making the social media platform unavailable within the European Union. The suggestion comes shortly after EU chief Thierry Breton told Musk to get rid of misinformation regarding the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Breton posted a message on X on Oct. 10 with... Read more

date2 months ago
Facebook tests Digital Markets Act and lets EU download apps

Facebook tests Digital Markets Act and lets EU download apps

Meta wants to open up Facebook ads to offer Android apps. Only Europeans will be able to use the service, once the Digital Markets Act democratizes app stores. Europe's Digital Markets Act is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2024. The law allows all players to offer apps. Thus, the law offe... Read more

date5 months ago
Apple claims its App Store stopped $2B in fraudulent transactions

Apple claims its App Store stopped $2B in fraudulent transactions

Apple highlighted in a recent press release that its App Store prevented more than $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions last year while rejecting nearly 1.7 million app submissions for failing to meet privacy and security standards. This announcement comes as Apple faces mounting pr... Read more

date7 months ago
EU’s Vestager targets Metaverse and ChatGPT for special attention

EU’s Vestager targets Metaverse and ChatGPT for special attention

Competition Commissioner Vestager says that the new virtual world environments deserve scrutiny. Last week an international group of competition regulation enforcers, academics and legislators met in Brussels to discuss the new challenges facing the "competition policy community". The conference... Read more

date9 months ago
EU antitrust regulators narrow Apple’s case

EU antitrust regulators narrow Apple’s case

Antitrust regulators in the European Union have narrowed their case against Apple, focusing on the company's App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options. At the same time, they have dropped another charge related to in-app payments. The European Commi... Read more

date9 months ago
Chromium team defies Apple with Blink-based browser

Chromium team defies Apple with Blink-based browser

Google's Chromium dev team is about to go against Apple's rules for iOS browser development. This week Apple Insider reported that Google's Chromium team is working on developing a new browser for iOS based on Blink, instead of using Webkit as mandated by App Store policies. The Google Chromi... Read more

date10 months ago
Regulator accuses T-Mobile Poland of misleading advertising

Regulator accuses T-Mobile Poland of misleading advertising

Polish regulator UOKiK has accused T-Mobile Poland of misleading advertising related to free mobile data. The company risks a fine that could equal 10 percent of its annual revenue. UOKiK said that one of the company's slogans, "1200GB free for a year", is misleading. Customers are granted 100GB... Read more

date11 months ago
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