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French Competition Authority investigation into Apple’s implementation of the App tracking transparency (ATT) framework

On 23 October 2020, French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) opened an investigation into Apple regarding upcoming changes to its iOS 14 operating system, after it received several complaints from online advertising stakeholders. Ap…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-10-23
under deliberation

On 23 October 2020, French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) opened an investigati…

2021-03-17
under investigation

On 17 March 2021, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) announced that it i…

2025-03-31
in force

On 31 March 2025, the Competition Authority fined Apple EUR 150 million for abusing its dominance i…