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Apple Said to Have Staved Off EU Fine After Making Changes to Its Browser Options on iPhone
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- Reuters
Apple is set to stave off a possible fine and an EU order over its browser options on iPhones. The EU decision will come amid tensions with US President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap tariffs against countries that levy fines against US companies.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- Reuters
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple, Meta Said to Face Modest Fines Over DMA Breaches in EU
- Tuesday March 11, 2025
- Reuters
Apple and Meta Platforms are set to face modest fines for allegedly breaching the DMA acts. The EU antitrust enforcer is focused on making sure the companies comply with the law rather than sanctioning them, the sources said, explaining the rationale for modest fines.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
- Monday February 24, 2025
- Reuters
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Raises Concern Over First Porn App on iPhone Under EU Rules
- Tuesday February 4, 2025
- Reuters
Apple has criticised a newly available porn app on its App Store in the EU. In the EU, Apple's gatekeeper status changed with the 2022 adoption of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which required Apple to allow alternative app stores. One of those stores, called AltStore, has begun distributing an app called Hot Tub, which describes itself as "a priva...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google's Proposed Search Result Changes Get Thumbs Up from EU Airlines
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Reuters
Google's proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe. The search engine giant is trying to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which prohibits it from favouring its own products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rivals Criticise Google's Search Result Changes, Call for EU Antitrust Charges
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Reuters
Over 20 price comparison websites across Europe have proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules. The DMA prohibits it from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google to Tweak Search Results in Europe After Rivals Complained
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Reuters
Google plans to make adjustments to displaying search results on its platform in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites. Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is prohibited from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
- Thursday November 21, 2024
- Reuters
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Said to Face Fine Under EU's Landmark Digital Markets Act
- Wednesday November 6, 2024
- Reuters
European Union's antitrust regulators may fine Apple in the coming days. The regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc's tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first by the Commission under its Digital Markets Act (DMA).Â
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www.gadgets360.com
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EU to Assess if Apple's iPad Operating System Complies with Digital Markets Act
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Reuters
EU's move followed Apple's publication of a compliance report for its iPad OS, designated by the commission in April as an important gateway for businesses to reach their customers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's X To Dodge Requirements Of EU Tech Rules: Report
- Friday October 11, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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Microsoft's Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators
- Friday October 4, 2024
- Reuters
Three rival browsers and a group of Web developers have called out Microsoft for giving unfair advantage to its Edge browser. Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and Open Web Advocacy also alleged that pop-up messages on Edge mischaracterise the features of rival browsers that differentiate them from the Microsoft product.
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www.gadgets360.com
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EU Antitrust Regulators to Spell Out How Apple Must Open Up to Rivals to Abide by Digital Markets Act
- Thursday September 19, 2024
- Reuters
EU antitrust regulators have initiated proceedings to ensure Apple adheres to significant regulations that mandate opening its proprietary ecosystem to competitors. Through the specification proceedings, the European Commission will detail the actions Apple must take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was enacted in 2023.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Said to Have Staved Off EU Fine After Making Changes to Its Browser Options on iPhone
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- Reuters
Apple is set to stave off a possible fine and an EU order over its browser options on iPhones. The EU decision will come amid tensions with US President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap tariffs against countries that levy fines against US companies.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- Reuters
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple, Meta Said to Face Modest Fines Over DMA Breaches in EU
- Tuesday March 11, 2025
- Reuters
Apple and Meta Platforms are set to face modest fines for allegedly breaching the DMA acts. The EU antitrust enforcer is focused on making sure the companies comply with the law rather than sanctioning them, the sources said, explaining the rationale for modest fines.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
- Monday February 24, 2025
- Reuters
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Raises Concern Over First Porn App on iPhone Under EU Rules
- Tuesday February 4, 2025
- Reuters
Apple has criticised a newly available porn app on its App Store in the EU. In the EU, Apple's gatekeeper status changed with the 2022 adoption of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which required Apple to allow alternative app stores. One of those stores, called AltStore, has begun distributing an app called Hot Tub, which describes itself as "a priva...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google's Proposed Search Result Changes Get Thumbs Up from EU Airlines
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Reuters
Google's proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe. The search engine giant is trying to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which prohibits it from favouring its own products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rivals Criticise Google's Search Result Changes, Call for EU Antitrust Charges
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Reuters
Over 20 price comparison websites across Europe have proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules. The DMA prohibits it from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google to Tweak Search Results in Europe After Rivals Complained
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Reuters
Google plans to make adjustments to displaying search results on its platform in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites. Under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is prohibited from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
- Thursday November 21, 2024
- Reuters
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Said to Face Fine Under EU's Landmark Digital Markets Act
- Wednesday November 6, 2024
- Reuters
European Union's antitrust regulators may fine Apple in the coming days. The regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc's tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first by the Commission under its Digital Markets Act (DMA).Â
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www.gadgets360.com
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EU to Assess if Apple's iPad Operating System Complies with Digital Markets Act
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Reuters
EU's move followed Apple's publication of a compliance report for its iPad OS, designated by the commission in April as an important gateway for businesses to reach their customers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's X To Dodge Requirements Of EU Tech Rules: Report
- Friday October 11, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft's Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators
- Friday October 4, 2024
- Reuters
Three rival browsers and a group of Web developers have called out Microsoft for giving unfair advantage to its Edge browser. Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and Open Web Advocacy also alleged that pop-up messages on Edge mischaracterise the features of rival browsers that differentiate them from the Microsoft product.
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www.gadgets360.com
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EU Antitrust Regulators to Spell Out How Apple Must Open Up to Rivals to Abide by Digital Markets Act
- Thursday September 19, 2024
- Reuters
EU antitrust regulators have initiated proceedings to ensure Apple adheres to significant regulations that mandate opening its proprietary ecosystem to competitors. Through the specification proceedings, the European Commission will detail the actions Apple must take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was enacted in 2023.
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www.gadgets360.com