European Union: Announced European Commission investigation into Apple's rules on steering in the App Store compliance with Digital Markets Act

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Announced European Commission investigation into Apple's rules on steering in the App Store compliance with Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Apple concerning its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in relation to its rules on steering in the app store. The investigation concerns Article 5(4) of the DMA, w…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-03-25
under deliberation

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Apple concerning its comp…

2024-06-24
under investigation

On 24 June 2024, the European Commission issued its preliminary findings on Apple's compliance with…

2025-04-23
in force

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission fined Apple EUR 500 million for violating the Digital Mar…