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Apple Likely Adopting RCS Messaging Standard to Comply With Chinese Law


Apple's surprise decision to bring RCS support to its Messages app for iPhone later this year was not a result of impending EU legislation, but...

Apple's surprise decision to bring RCS support to its Messages app for iPhone later this year was not a result of impending EU legislation, but an about-face caused by Chinese political pressure, claimed a report over the weekend. And second, the EU earlier this month concluded that iMessage does not hold a dominant enough position to be brought under the DMA's strict rules for services provided by big tech's so-called digital "gatekeepers." "I can't say for certain," admits Gruber, "but after spending the last few months periodically poking around the trees inhabited by little birdies, I do have good news for fans of coercive government regulation.

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