Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules

Brussels has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store, marking the first time EU regulators have brought charges against a Big Tech group under new digital rules. The European Commission has been gearing up for years to unleash the full authority of its new Digital Markets Act against Big Tech. The landmark rules were designed to help start-ups by forcing powerful “online gatekeepers” — most of whom are US companies — to open up their businesses to competition.

” The commission’s preliminary findings have to be finalised within one year from the start of its official investigation in March. The move against Apple was first reported by the Financial Times this month. The commission, the bloc’s executive arm, also announced on Monday that it was investigating whether Apple’s developer fees breached the EU’s rules. The fees include a charge of 50 cents per download that companies have to pay if their app is used by more than 1mn people.

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