The App Store is about to become optional on some iPhones
Apple continues to change iOS to fall in line with directives from the European Union, and the latest is one that would have been unthinkable in the past. Apple will…
Apple Could Be Fined $30 Billion for Violating Competition Laws
The European Commission says Apple violated the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) over its App Store policies. This violation could end up costing the iPhone maker billions. Suggested Reading The…
Apparently, Apple’s iMessage Is Not a ‘Gatekeeper Service’ After All
iMessage, once considered an exclusive messaging service for Apple users, was just deemed too lame to regulate by EU officials. The European Commission said it would not regulate iMessage as…
Zuck’s Naughty and Nice List: Threads in EU, AI Instagram Backgrounds, and More
Threads finally launched for European users Thursday roughly five months after the X competitor rolled out in the United States. The rookie social media platform also received some fact-checking filters…
Apple Will Reportedly Appeal EU’s Gatekeeping Claims
Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Apple will dispute the European Union’s latest crackdown on Big Tech by appealing the decision to regulate iMessage and the App Store as anticompetitive services,…
Meta Reportedly Wants to Pursue Direct App Downloads Through Facebook Ads in Europe
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Apple and Google may soon have a new app store competitor to deal with. Meta, the maker of Facebook and Instagram, is reportedly working on…