European Commission
European Commission provides guidance under Digital Markets Act to facilitate development of innovative products on Apple's platforms
The European Commission adopted two decisions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) specifying the measures that Apple has to take to comply with certain aspects of its interoperability obligation. Interoperability enables a deeper and more seamless integration of third-party products with Apple's ecosystem. Interoperability is therefore key to opening up new possibilities for third parties to develop innovative products and services on Apple's gatekeeper platforms.
European Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act
The European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act, regarding two services for which it has been designated as a gatekeeper. Firstly, the Commission has informed Alphabet of its preliminary view that certain features and functionalities of Google Search treat Alphabet's own services more favorably compared to rival ones, thus not ensuring the transparent, fair and non-discriminatory treatment of third-party services as required by the DMA.
European Commission welcomes the integration of the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the Digital Services Act
The European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services welcome the integration of the revised ‘Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online +' into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which encourages voluntary codes of conduct to tackle risks online.
European Commission fines Meta €797.72 million over abusive practices benefitting Facebook Marketplace
The European Commission has fined Meta €797.72 million for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers. The Commission's investigation found that Meta is dominant in the market for personal social networks, which is at least European Economic Area (‘EEA') wide, as well as in the national markets for online display advertising on social media.
European Commission concludes that online social networking service of X should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 06:33TikTok commits to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU to comply with the Digital Services Act (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 06:31Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products
As competition authorities for the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, we share a commitment to the interests of our people and economies. Guided by our respective laws, we will work to ensure effective competition and the fair and honest treatment of consumers and businesses.
European Commission coordinates action by national consumer protection authorities against Meta on ‘pay or consent' model
The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network sent a letter following concerns that Meta's ‘pay or consent' model might breach European Union consumer law. The European Commission coordinated this action which is led by the French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention.