EU prepares for a showdown with Apple and Meta
 

The Good, the bad and the ugly

EU's competition watchdog, Margrethe Vestager, has issued a stark warning to tech titans Apple and Meta regarding their latest fee structures, suggesting they could stifle the consumer freedoms promised by the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The DMA is designed to empower users with more choices, but these new fees could be a spanner in the works.

In a January announcement, Jobs’ Mob unveiled a series of changes aimed at aligning with the EU's groundbreaking tech laws, which demand that the company's traditionally exclusive ecosystem be made accessible to competitors.

However, the introduction of a core technology fee – a charge of 50 euro cents per user account annually – has sparked a backlash among major app developers, including the creators of Fortnite, Epic Games.

This fee is applicable even if developers bypass Apple's payment services.

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