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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
TikTok joins Meta in appealing “gatekeeper” status in EU.

The social media giant claims it’s not valuable enough, and is only being subjected to the strict obligations that come with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) gatekeeper designation because it’s being lumped together with Chinese parent ByteDance, which has many operations outside of Europe.

The deadline to appeal is today, November 16th, and so far Apple’s been very quiet. Microsoft, Google and Amazon have not challenged.

TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status

[Reuters]

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple “expects” to make App Store changes due to legislation like the EU’s DMA.

Specifically, according to its latest 10-K, Apple “expects to make further business changes in the future, including as a result of legislative initiatives impacting the App Store.” The company is already reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone.

The company says it’s required to comply with the DMA by March 2024.

FORM 10-K

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