{"id":3541,"date":"2024-03-07T18:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2024-03-07T18:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:43:48","slug":"eu-regulators-seek-details-of-escalating-apple-epic-games-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3541","title":{"rendered":"EU regulators seek details of escalating Apple, Epic Games spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eu-regulators-seek-details-of-escalating-apple-epic-games-spat.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\">Apple (AAPL.O) has been asked to explain why it prevented Fortnite video-game maker Epic Games from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe and whether this breaches EU technology rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have requested further explanations on this from Apple under the DMA (Digital Markets Act),\u201d a European Commission spokesperson said in an email.\u201cWe are also evaluating whether Apple\u2019s actions raise doubts on their compliance with the DSA (Digital Services Act) and the P2B (Platform to Business Regulation), given the links between the developer programme membership and the App store as designated VLOP (very large online platform).\u201dFollow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has been questioned by EU antitrust regulators for preventing Epic Games from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe, to determine if this action violates EU technology rules. 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