Apple's new EU measures draw complaint from 34 digital organisations
Apple is making to its services in the European Union «make a mockery» of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organisations complained to the European Commission this week.
They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify.
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Apple in January announced it was modifying how its iOS operating system, Safari browser and App Store operate in the 27-nation EU.
It said it was doing so to comply with the DMA, which clamps down on anti-competitive practices online in the bloc.
Apple and other big tech companies deemed «gatekeepers» — Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok owner ByteDance — have until March 7 to come into line with the DMA.
The EU law threatens fines of up to 10 percent of global revenue for non-compliance or 20 percent for repeat offenders.
Apple notably announced it was, for the first time, opening its App Store to rival apps and allowing payment services beyond Apple Pay on its
