The US threatens penalties against European companies, like Mistral and Spotify, if the EU does not roll back regulations and lawsuits targeting US tech giants
bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post] Simonetta Vezzoso / @wavesblog : “With support from the U.S. tech industry, the Trump administration has taken an aggressive posture against other government'...
Meta, Spotify, and Match launch the Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience, a lobbying coalition to take on Apple and Google over user age verification
App makers Meta Platforms Inc., Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc. are girding for a high-stakes political battle …
Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids under 13 on family plans in select markets, including Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden
Following the moves of other tech giants, Spotify announced on Friday it's introducing in-app parental controls in the form of “managed accounts” for listeners under the age of 13.
Apple approves Spotify updating its app to show in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the EU starting today, after Spotify's yearslong legal battle
Spotify will begin showing in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the European Union starting today, following a yearslong legal battle against Apple.
Apple updates App Store guidelines, allowing game emulators for the first time globally, and letting music streaming apps in the EU link to external websites
After @altstore announces their own third-party App Store, which will be a haven for emulators, Apple changes their rules to allow it. — https://9to5mac.com/... Matt Edwards / @matt@toot.mattedwards...
Spotify emails the European Commission to say Apple is holding up an iPhone app update that adds pricing information and links to its subscription options
holding up app updates as a result. https://www.theverge.com/... Forums: r/apple : Spotify says its iPhone app updates in the EU are getting held up by Apple MacRumors Forums : Spotify Complains That ...
After the EU's ruling, Spotify submits an app update to Apple to provide pricing info within its iOS app in the EU and link users to its subscription options
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Xbox President Sarah Bond says that “Apple's new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by Spotify's CEO about Apple's DMA changes
Apple's new plan to comply with the European Union's tech regulations has already drawn criticism from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify.
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...
Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...