The European Commission has agreed to commitments offered by Apple over 'tap and go' technology on iPhones, which will be legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
Apple is going to be hit once again by the European Union. This time with accusations that Apple Pay is anti-competitive.
Apple's offer to open its NFC mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators sometime in May.
Tiktok has signed up to the EU’s code of conduct on hate speech today, as it struggles to contain the spread of a suicide video on its platform. The video, which shows a person committing suicide, has been circulating on the app since Sunday night.
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The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections saying Apple has "distorted competition in the music streaming market as it abused its dominant position for the distribution of music streaming apps through its App Store."
In an agreement brokered Thursday evening, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Digital Markets Act, which establishes a series of prohibitions and obligations for companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Amazon, and a number of smaller platforms.
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The European Commission—the body overseeing the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger—approved the $68.7 billion deal to go forward
Manufacturers in both the UK and EU are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on EV and battery exports.
Apple has asked the European Commission to repeal many aspects of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple has been fined €1.8bn (£1.5bn) by the European Commission (EU) after an investigation found it had limited competition from competitive music streaming services.
The European Commission has opened formal antitrust investigations to assess whether Apple's rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store violate EU competition rules.
Apple has been charged by the European Commission with breaking competition law by limiting rivals’ access to technology that is key to making contactless payments, unfairly benefiting its own Apple Pay service.
