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Apple, Google and Meta face first formal investigations under EU’s DMA
What's the collective noun for investigations on Big Tech? Because the European Union has just announced a pile of probes on gatekeepers designated under Alphabet/Google, Apple and Meta are facing the first formal non-compliance investigations under the EU's rebooted ex ante competition rulebook.
Commenting in a statement, Margrethe Vestager, the Commission EVP in charge of competition policy, said: “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three companies do not fully comply with the DMA. But we are not convinced that the solutions by Alphabet, Apple and Meta respect their obligations for a fairer and more open digital space for European citizens and businesses,” added Thierry Breton, internal market commissioner, in another supporting statement. Per the DMA, a gatekeeper’s request to extend compliance time limits must demonstrate it is “necessary to ensure effective interoperability and to maintain the necessary level of security, including end-to-end encryption”.
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