Apple debuts new rules and fees for apps in the EU that link to the web for purchases, including allowing links to any website, and removes other restrictions
Honestly, if you can remember all of the various rules and fees for the EU App Store, I commend you. That's impressive. — RE: https://www.threads.net/... Mastodon: Kyle Howells / @iKyle@mastodon.so...
EU's hostility towards Meta's “Pay or Okay” model is misguided as the model does not force users to use Meta's platforms and it has been deemed GDPR compliant
“Nobody's forcing you to use this” is such a disingenuous take. X: Jacob Eiting / @jeiting : @eric_seufert i think we're learning that the EC's interpretation of the DMA is that they get to decide you...
The EU opens formal DMA probes into Apple and Google over letting developers “steer” users from their app stores, and Meta over its “pay or consent” model
Apple fans: “The EU must approve of Apple's plans, otherwise Apple wouldn't have announced them” — The EU: “Hang on a minute...” https://www.theverge.com/... Jan Penfrat / @ilumium@eupolicy.social :...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple's “anticompetitive scheme rife with new junk fees” is illegal under the EU's DMA and an example of “malicious compliance”
or 20% of your sales I will never launch an app in Europe. [image] Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Yes, Apple did. Because this scheme worked out so well for John Riccitiello. @dhh : Still trying to u...
Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month on mobile
who are, by definition, comfortable with having their data processed for the purposes of ads personalization — will choose to subscribe to avoid it. Sam Schechner / @samschech : Meta's going with the ...
EU lawmakers pass the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, seeking to regulate US tech giants, but limited resources could hamstring enforcement
Good morning. It's a good day to be an NZ cricketer. Chris Smith / BGR : EU antitrust laws might force Apple to allow third-party app stores on iPhone Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : European Union re...
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing
Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model The Economic Times : Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal Financial Times : Microsoft...
Apple plans to charge dating app developers using alternative payment systems a 27% commission in The Netherlands, instead of its usual 30% for in-app purchases
by far — is how disingenuous they are. Time and time again I'm made to wonder which of their core principles are important, and which are just PR. And how fluid the distinction is. Nilay Patel / @reck...
Rep. David Cicilline, leading a push for a new Big Tech antitrust legislation, says it will prohibit Apple from impeding users from removing pre-installed apps
distracting the company from its growth areas, risking regulatory retaliation, making its higher information users mad, and all not actually that much $$ in Apple terms. https://www.slowboring.com/......
In email to developers, Google says it will soon cut off access to “Advertising IDs” when Android users opt out, instead showing developers a “string of zeros”
Google wants almost all apps to be free, monetized by ad ecosystem it dominates, whereas Apple would prefer apps drop ads and make customers pay, with apple taking a cut. Two visions of the future web...