European Commission

Spotify wins as EU orders Apple to pay $2B and change App Store rules

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The European Fee (EC) has sided with Spotify, fining Apple practically $2 billion for abusive App Retailer restrictions on builders that it discovered violated antitrust legal guidelines by degrading music streaming apps (aside from Apple Music) and spiking costs. “Apple utilized restrictions on app builders stopping them from informing iOS customers about various and cheaper … Read more

Google sued for $2.3bn by European media groups over digital ad losses | Google

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Alphabet’s Google was hit with a €2.1bn ($2.3bn) lawsuit by 32 media teams together with Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that that they had suffered losses as a result of firm’s practices in digital promoting. The transfer by the teams – which embrace publishers in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, … Read more