An EU court dismisses Apple’s legal challenges to rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that curb Big Tech practices. Multiple outlets report that the court rules against Apple’s bid to overturn or limit parts of the DMA framework that designates Apple’s app store and iOS ecosystem as “gatekeepers,” making the company subject to specific obligations intended to give rival services more access and room to compete. The DMA, which entered into force in May 2023, applies to large platforms listed by the EU and includes possible penalties, with fines capped at up to 10% of a company’s global annual turnover. One report also notes the court finds some of Apple’s arguments inadmissible, including actions related to iMessage. The court indicates that the challenged classification does not, on its own, create binding legal effects that would change Apple’s legal position. Apple is reported to reiterate its criticism of the DMA, even as the company’s challenge fails. The case is part of a broader wave of legal challenges by major technology firms, including Meta and ByteDance, following the DMA’s implementation.
EU court dismisses Apple’s challenge to Digital Markets Act Big Tech rules
An EU court dismisses Apple’s legal challenges to rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that curb Big Tech practices. Multiple outlets report that the court rules against Apple’s bid to overturn o...
- An EU court rejects Apple’s challenge to the DMA rules that apply to Apple’s app store and iOS.
- The court says the gatekeeper classification, by itself, does not create binding legal effects changing Apple’s legal position.
- The DMA lists obligations for designated “gatekeepers” and allows fines up to 10% of a company’s global annual turnover.
- The ruling also treats some aspects of Apple’s actions—reported in relation to iMessage—as inadmissible.
- The case follows earlier DMA-related legal challenges by other large tech companies, including Meta and ByteDance.
“That classification does not, by itself, produce binding legal effects that bring about a change in Apple’s legal position,” the Court said
1 month agoCourt also ruled as inadmissible Apple's actions on iMessage service; Apple reiterates its criticism of the EU Digital Markets Act.
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