US tech giant Apple explained its compliance with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act at a hearing in Brussels on Monday, rejecting criticism that it has not done enough to meet the law’s requirements. A week of hearings from all the tech giants and their compliance with the newly adopted legislation begins.
In recent weeks, Apple has announced a number of changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that went into effect on March 7, including allowing app developers to distribute their apps directly to iPhone consumers instead of through Apple’s App Store.
“We were primarily driven by making sure we complied with the law. And then secondly, that we did it in a way that was consistent with our values and consistent with the language that we developed with our users over a very long period of time. And we think we achieved that,” Apple’s chief compliance officer Kyle Andeer said at a day-long hearing attended by app developers, business users and competitors.
The DMA requires so-called “gatekeeper” companies, including Apple, as well as Google, Microsoft, TikTok and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to open up their platforms and services to other companies to allow for greater competition and better serve consumers.
Risk of large fines
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