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Apple Loses in EU Court on 'Gatekeeper' Regulations
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Key Points:
- The EU General Court rejected Apple’s attempt to avoid being designated as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for iOS and the App Store, supporting the European Commission’s enforcement of the law.
- The court dismissed Apple’s challenge regarding iMessage and its claim that DMA interoperability rules violated its fundamental rights, without ruling on the substance of the latter complaint.
- Apple’s five App Stores were legally considered a single service because they all connect developers with users, reinforcing the scope of the DMA’s application.
- Apple continues to argue the DMA overreaches and threatens its privacy and security model but has not confirmed whether it will appeal this ruling; two significant cases remain pending.
- The decision follows mixed outcomes for other tech giants under the DMA, with Meta winning partially and ByteDance losing, indicating ongoing legal battles over Europe’s new tech regulations.
