Web Browser Makers Ask EU to Designate Microsoft Edge as a Gatekeeper

The European Commission declined to designate Microsoft Edge a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). That was a mistake.
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Google Issues Microsoft Antitrust Complaint in the EU

Google has issued its first-ever formal antitrust complaint, alleging to EU regulators that Microsoft’s cloud licensing is anti-competitive.
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EU Commission Gives Apple Six Months to Improve Device Interoperability on iOS and iPadOS

The European Commission has started proceedings to push Apple to improve the interoperability of iOS and iPadOS with third-party smartwatches, headphones, and virtual reality headsets.
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Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple’s anticompetitive business practices, Spotify has finally gotten the “obvious and overdue” ability to communicate with its own customers.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules that Violated the EU DMA

Six weeks after an EU investigation determined that it wasn’t complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple announced changes to its App Store rules.
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EU Commission Says X’s Paid Blue Checkmarks “Deceive Users”

The European Commission accused today X of breaching the Digital Services Act, pointing out that the paid blue checkmarks “deceive users.”
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