Google proposes Play Store changes in the EU, like making it easier for developers to direct users to websites and a new tiered fee structure, after EU scrutiny
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EU competition chief Teresa Ribera rejects claims DMA enforcement could be traded to avoid Trump's tariffs, and urges mutual respect for each side's regulations
Bloomberg : X: @samuelstolton X: Samuel Stolton / @samuelstolton : The European Union's crackdown on Apple, Meta Google and others isn't a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with US President Dona...
Sources: Ireland's DPC will fine TikTok €500M+ before the end of April for illegally shipping European users' data to China, after a lengthy GDPR investigation
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An EU confidential decision, now public, shows the EU pressed Meta to create a separate version of Facebook Marketplace or let users access rival services
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Meta says it will let classified ad firms in Europe pay to place their listings on Facebook Marketplace, after a pilot with eBay, following the EU's €798M fine
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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 :...
The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon plans to work to address its concerns; IRBT drops ~18%
On 6 July 2023, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation … Jay Peters / The Verge : Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot is running into some objections Elizabeth Montalbano / Computerworld...
The EU's antitrust order requiring Google to let Android users select a search engine boosts usage of Russia's Yandex, now a top five option in Germany and more
Since this feature was rolled out, the Russian search engine Yandex has grown in popularity. … X: Samuel Stolton / @samuelstolton : The European Union's antitrust crackdown on Google's Android has led...
EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...
Sources: the EU plans to open a San Francisco office to engage with Silicon Valley tech giants under scrutiny from newly adopted EU rules, such as DMA and DSA
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