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Apple’s answer to EU’s gatekeeper rules is new ‘core tech’ fee for apps


Apple has announced a raft of changes incoming to iOS in the European Union as the iPhone maker prepares to roll out its response to the bloc's ex ante Apple has announced a raft of changes incoming to iOS in the European Union as the iPhone maker prepares to roll out its response to the bloc's ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act.

Apple has announced a raft of changes incoming to iOS in the European Union as the iPhone maker prepares to roll out its response to the bloc’s ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Back in September, the EU designated Apple as one of six so-called “gatekeepers” subject to the DMA, listing the iOS App Store and its browser Safari as “core platform services”. Today Apple has announced the availability of iOS 17.4 in beta which it says will help developers prepare for the changes to its mobile platform that will be rolled out next month to meet the compliance deadline.

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