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Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails under EU competition rules, says Commission | TechCrunch

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Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model fails EU competition rules, Commission finds

A European Commission investigation has found that Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ offer to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe does not comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to preliminary findings released by the regulator on Monday reported. The Commission wrote in a press release that the binary choice offered by Meta “forces … Read more

Apple’s App Store violates EU law on digital markets | TechCrunch

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People walk past an Apple Store on March 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

A few months after opening a non-compliance case against Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules violate the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can result in fines of up to 10% of global … Read more