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Title: Apple's App Store rules are still in violation of EU policy

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 16:11:17 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apples-app-...

After levying a Γé¼500 million fine against Apple in April, the European
Commission (EC) says that Apple is still out of compliance with the Digital
Markets Act (DMA) and has less than 30 days remaining to comply. The DMA
requires that Apple allow developers to inform their customers about sales or
other offers outside the App Store.

In the 68-page document released today from the EC's April decision, the
commission found that Apple's policies were plainly anti-competitive and said
the company added unnecessary hurdles ΓÇö referred to as "anti-steering"
rules ΓÇö to completing external transactions.

One such anti-steering strategy the EC took umbrage with was Apple's "scare
sheets." When users clicked to navigate to an external payment link, a
message would appear, reading ΓÇ£youΓÇÖre about to go to an external website.
Apple is not responsible for the privacy or security of purchases made on the
web.ΓÇ¥ Apple could face hefty periodic penalty payments as high as five
percent of daily global revenue if the company doesnΓÇÖt bring its policies
into compliance within the EU.

In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple expressed its disappointment with the newly
released details, saying ΓÇ£there is nothing in the 70-page decision released
today that justifies the European CommissionΓÇÖs targeted actions against
Apple, which threaten the privacy and security of our users in Europe and
force us to give away our technology for free." Later in the statement, the
company called the decision "bad for innovation, bad for competition, bad for
our products, and bad for users."

Apple will appeal the decision before the June 22 deadline laid out in the
EC's decision.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-
tech/apples-app-store-rules-are-still-in-violation-of-eu-policy-
161117662.html?src=rss

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