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EU opens fresh investigation into Apple following further non-compliance claims

EU regulators have opened a new investigation following claims Apple is not complying with EU rules. The European Commi…

Both Apple and Google are being investigated over their mobile app stores, which the EU previously ordered must allow greater competition on their respective platforms. "Today is a very important day for the effective enforcement of the DMA," Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition and digital chief, said in a statement earlier today (thanks, CNN), which also confirmed the regulatory body has also opened another investigation into Apple's new contractual requirements that require app developers to pay a "core technology fee" each time their app is installed. In response, Apple said: "All developers doing business in the EU on the App Store have the opportunity to utilise the capabilities that we have introduced, including the ability to direct app users to the web to complete purchases at a very competitive rate.

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