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Spain Launches Investigation Into Apple's App Store

Spain's competition authority has launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over potential anti-competitive practices that could...

The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) this week announced a probe into the ‌App Store‌, citing concerns that the company might be imposing unfair trading conditions on developers who distribute their applications through the platform. In June, the European Commission's preliminary findings suggested that Apple's ‌App Store‌ rules violated the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by preventing developers from steering consumers to alternative payment methods. The DMA, which seeks to ensure a more level playing field for smaller competitors in the technology industry, could impose fines of up to 10% of a company's global revenue for non-compliance.

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