The European Union has opened five investigations into Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta for possible violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The EU regulator has announced plans for big US tech to be recognized in the legislation. The DMA came into force in our European Union member countries on March 6.
The announcement of the opening of investigations was made EU on its official website and I have to circle it within 12 months. Among the points that will be purified by the European Commission, there is the policy of the App Store and the Play Store; favor of Google services in your home; to browser school canvas and at the Assinature sem anúncios de Meta. In the case of Amazon, the block addresses the company in favor of its products in its marketplace.
Investigations into numerous complaints
Some points of the investigations are not new. For example, the European Union, which hears Google and Apple, makes it easier to disclose other payment services in its applications.
Since DMA came into effect, both companies are obliged to allow users to access forms of payment that do not depend on their cobrança systems. And Apple has been one of the main service providers, and it is likely that they will mention these applications. To comply with the legislation, a iPhone Creator using an App Store for European Union member countries.
Recently we have not published Tech Blog on o increase installations of Brave browsers e Opera on iOS localized in the EU. This seems to be the effect of the new type of navigation school, but the block also has data on this resource.
Journalist Thomas Ricker, do The edge, which in our Middle Eastern countries publishes some screenshots that can explain the reason for the investigation on the iOS phone. Once the user selects the browser, at the end of the installation in the App Store it is also explained that the user can change the program – like Google and Microsoft using Chrome and Edge.
The favorable cases of Google and Amazon are easily understandable. The European Union hears that two companies promote their products on their platforms. For example, Google prioritizes displaying search results from its services, like Workspace and Shop. Regarding the case of Amazon, these are products sold personally through e-commerce.
Information on: The edge
