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Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law


Brussels to announce iPhone maker is failing to open up its App Store to competition.

Brussels is set to charge Apple over allegedly stifling competition on its mobile app store, the first time EU regulators have used new digital rules to target a Big Tech group. The charges would be the first brought against a tech company under the Digital Markets Act, landmark legislation designed to force powerful “online gatekeepers” to open up their businesses to competition in the EU. The EU could also decide to announce charges against other tech groups, with regulators still investigating whether Google parent Alphabet is favoring its own app store and Facebook owner Meta’s use of personal data for advertising.

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