The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Apple, Google and Meta*
The European regulator suspects that technology giants Apple, Google and Meta* are violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). He launched a large-scale investigation that will last up to 12 months.
Let's briefly note that the European Commission is going to check.
Apple
- The European Commission will examine the restrictions and commissions that Apple has imposed on developers who wish to distribute iOS applications in Europe not through the App Store.
- The European Commission also intends to find out how easy it is for owners of Apple devices to change the default settings in iOS applications. For example, is it easy to make Google Chrome the default browser instead of Safari?
- The European Commission is interested in restrictions for app developers on Google Play and on Android in general.
- The European Commission will also consider whether Google gives preference to its services in the Google search results.
Meta*
- The European Commission will study the new "pay or accept" advertising policy. Instagram Facebook** and Instagram** users are offered to subscribe to the company. For 9.99 euros per month, EU residents can use social networks without advertising and personal data collection.
Companies face fines of up to 10% of global annual turnover. In case of repeated violation, the fine can reach 20%.
*Meta is recognized as an extremist organization in the Russian Federation, its activities are prohibited in the country.
**Belongs to the Meta company banned in the Russian Federation.
