The iPhone maker is creating competition between providers when it comes to artificial intelligence on its devices.
In a groundbreaking move, the European Commission has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store, making it the first time EU regulators have used new digital rules against a Big Tech company.
The European Commission on Monday said it had reached a “preliminary view” that the rules Apple uses to manage its App Store were in breach of EU competition law, just months after the tech was slapped with a hefty fine for a similar violation.
The European Union (EU) regulators announced on Monday that Apple is in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of new tech regulations. This decision follows an investigation that highlighted Apple's restrictive practices on its App Store, preventing customers from being directed to alternative purchasing options.
European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big tech platforms
The European Commission has accused Apple of stifling competition with its App Store. The European regulators said Apple's App Store was in breach of new tech rules as it prevents app developers from steering customers to alternatives.
The company's App Store policies are illegal under the European Union's Digital Markets Act, according to regulators in Brussels.
Apple is talking to major rival Meta about integrating the Facebook parent company's generative AI into its products, as it tries to catch up with rivals on artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Apple risks billions of euros in fines after the European Union on Monday found the iPhone maker's App Store to be violating the bloc's landmark digital competition rules.
The European Union has charged Apple AAPL -1.04%decrease; red down pointing triangle with failing to comply with a new digital-competition law, alleging the iPhone maker's App Store isn't allowing developers to freely direct customers to alternative ways to make purchases.
European Union regulators accuse Apple of breaching the bloc's tech rules
European Union regulators have opened an investigation into Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, ETR:APC) for stifling competition, saying its App Store rules breach the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA), preventing app developers from freely steering consumers to alternative offers. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, said today that it is investigating the Silicon Valley giant's new contractual requirements for third-party app developers and app stores.