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Meta says Apple has made it ‘very difficult’ to build rival app stores in the EU

Don’t expect large iOS developers to build their own app stores in the EU anytime soon.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his company’s view on Apple’s new policies during Meta’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday: While Apple maintains that sideloading represents a security threat, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has forced the company to open up the iPhone in the region. Zuckerberg’s comments echo complaints from other noted App Store critics, including Spotify, Epic Games, and Microsoft.

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