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What US, EU Crackdowns on Big Tech Mean for Apple, Google, X


For years, the app store economy was largely able to resist government oversight. But that’s been changing in a hurry. The US Justice Department and 16 attorneys general have sued Apple Inc., accusing the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features on its popular devices.

For years, the app store economy was largely able to resist government oversight. The US Justice Department and 16 attorneys general have sued Apple Inc., accusing the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features on its popular devices. In Europe, Apple and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are set to face full-blown European Union investigations into their compliance with a new law reining in the power of Big Tech, paving the way for potentially hefty fines.

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