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Miguel Afonso Caetano"TL;DR: Apple’s rules and technical restrictions are blocking other browser vendors from successfully offering their own engines to users in the EU. At the recent Digital Markets Act (DMA) workshop, Apple claimed it didn’t know why no browser vendor has ported their engine to iOS over the past 15 months. But the reality is Apple knows exactly what the barriers are, and has chosen not to remove them.Safari is the highest margin product Apple has ever made, accounts for 14-16% of Apple’s annual operating profit and brings in $20 billion per year in search engine revenue from Google. For each 1% browser market share that Apple loses for Safari, Apple is set to lose $200 million in revenue per year.Ensuring other browsers are not able to compete fairly is critical to Apple’s best and easiest revenue stream, and allows Apple to retain full control over the maximum capabilities of web apps, limiting their performance and utility to prevent them from meaningfully competing with native apps distributed through their app store. Consumers and developers (native or web) then suffer due to a lack of competition.This browser engine ban is unique to Apple and no other gatekeeper imposes such a restriction. Until Apple lifts these barriers they are not in effective compliance with the DMA."<a href="https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oligopolies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebApps</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻Queen's College, Cambridge pres. Mohamed El-Erian calls in for "placing <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#innovation</a> policy more firmly at the centre of an even more aggressive and frontloaded growth strategy." <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMA</a> needs to loudly make the case this should include strong <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> & <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMCCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMCCA</a> enforcement! <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cbfe1429-de80-4677-bc58-e6d470328ee9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/cbfe1429-de80-4677-bc58-e6d470328ee9</a>

DeadlineJustice Department Indicts Tim Leiweke In Alleged Sports Venue Bid Rigging Scheme <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectionLine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeDepartment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimLeiweke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimLeiweke</a><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/tim-leiweke-doj-indictment-antitrust-1236453217/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2025/07/tim-leiweke-doj-indictment-antitrust-1236453217/</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻Spectacularly good! <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> as a shield for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> 👏 <a href="https://digi-con.org/silicon-valleys-challenge-antitrust-as-a-shield-for-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://digi-con.org/silicon-valleys-challenge-antitrust-as-a-shield-for-democracy/</a>

WinbuzzerApple Appeals €500M EU Fine, Escalating DMA Showdown Over App Store Rules<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppStore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechRegulation</a><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/07/apple-appeals-e500m-eu-fine-escalating-dma-showdown-over-app-store-rules-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/07/apple-appeals-e500m-eu-fine-escalating-dma-showdown-over-app-store-rules-xcxwbn/</a>

🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Proton</a> joins suit against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> for predatory practices that harm developers and consumersI love this company! FUCK $AAPL!! > Apple’s monopoly control of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> distribution on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> devices presents a myriad of problems for consumers, businesses, and society as a whole.<a href="https://proton.me/blog/apple-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proton.me/blog/apple-lawsuit</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protonvpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protonvpn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protonmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protonmail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fuckApple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckappleallmyhomieshateapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fuckappleallmyhomieshateapple</a>

brume ⏚ 🤔 ⛵ 🐧 ☮️ 🇵🇸 🍉C & F Éditions <a href="https://cfeditions.com/rapt-internet/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cfeditions.com/rapt-internet/</a>Comment se fait-il qu'avec des machines universelles telles que les <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ordinateurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ordinateurs</a>, nous nous retrouvions enfermés dans les jardins clos des <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/plateformes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plateformes</a> monopolistiques ? Cory <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Doctorow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Doctorow</a> nous propose des voies d'action politique : développer les lois <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> et promouvoir l'<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/interop%C3%A9rabilit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interopérabilité</a>. C'est la plus grande peur des <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/monopoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monopoles</a>, qui doivent alors améliorer le service à leurs usagers sous peine de décrépitude.Un manuel pour désintégrer les <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> qui se lit comme un roman tout en apportant de nombreuses informations et outils pour comprendre le monde <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/num%C3%A9rique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#numérique</a>.<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/FormatsOuverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FormatsOuverts</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/LogicielsLibres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LogicielsLibres</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NoGAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoGAFAM</a>

FreezenetComplaint Lodged Against Google Over AI OverviewGoogle's AI Overview has been gutting traffic to websites for months. This has sparked an antitrust complaint in Europe.Independent websites like Freezenet have been hammered quite severely in recent years over changes made by Google. At times, it feels like websites are in survival mode more than t<a href="https://www.freezenet.ca/lawsuit-filed-against-google-over-ai-overview/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.freezenet.ca/lawsuit-filed-against-google-over-ai-overview/</a><a href="https://noc.social/tags/LawAndTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawAndTechnology</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AIOverview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIOverview</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawsuit</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Complaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Complaint</a>

FreezenetLawsuit Filed Against Google Over AI OverviewGoogle's AI Overview has been gutting traffic to websites for months. This has sparked an antitrust lawsuit in Europe.Independent websites like Freezenet have been hammered quite severely in recent years over changes made by Google. At times, it feels like websites are in survival mode more than t<a href="https://www.freezenet.ca/lawsuit-filed-against-google-over-ai-overview/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.freezenet.ca/lawsuit-filed-against-google-over-ai-overview/</a><a href="https://noc.social/tags/LawAndTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawAndTechnology</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AIOverview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIOverview</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawsuit</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻"One would rightly quail if just a few foreign firms owned Europe’s roads, ports or electricity grid. Yet, for 15 years, this is precisely what we’ve allowed to happen to our tech infrastructure — the backbone of our economy and democracy." 💯 <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/adtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adtech</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/StrategicAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StrategicAutonomy</a> <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/digital-sovereignty-us-brussels-belgium-trade-talks-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/digital-sovereignty-us-brussels-belgium-trade-talks-tech/</a>

Jan PenfratGreat find by <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/OpenWebAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenWebAdvocacy</a>: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> age-rates competing browsers with 17+ while its own <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Safari</a> is exempted and can be used by minors at will.(Apple rates social media apps 12+ by the way.)<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalMarketsAct</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#competition</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a>

rijoMeta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal exposes antitrust vulnerabilities <a href="https://ppc.land/metas-14-8-billion-scale-ai-deal-exposes-antitrust-vulnerabilities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ppc.land/metas-14-8-billion-scale-ai-deal-exposes-antitrust-vulnerabilities/</a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/ScaleAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScaleAI</a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/MergerReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MergerReview</a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a>

RealJournalism<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> defies politics' law of gravity - Cory Doctorow <a href="https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220442155" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220442155</a>

Jan BlockxInteresting take on the recent uptick in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> enforcement by <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a>. However, I think billionaire capture of politics is much more pronounced in the US compared to other countries that have stricter campaign finance laws. In the US, billionaires can basically “bid” for political power through PACs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>. <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114761321796914062" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114761321796914062</a>

The Japan TimesBritain's competition regulator has finally come up with a plan to control Google's search business, but a shift in the political wind in favor of big tech makes it more of a bark than a bite. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/tech/uk-politics-antitrust-google/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/tech/uk-politics-antitrust-google/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alphabet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/SearchEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SearchEngines</a> 'Alphabet's Google has proposed more changes to its search results to better showcase rivals in a bid to stave off a possible hefty EU antitrust fine, according to documents seen by Reuters.'<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/google-offers-tweak-search-results-163157618.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/google-offers-tweak-search-results-163157618.html</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#advertising</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Turkey</a> 'Turkey's antitrust authority will launch a probe into Google's Performance Max (PMAX) to determine if the AI-powered ad campaign product violates competition laws, it said on Friday.'<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkish-competition-authority-launches-probe-093505013.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkish-competition-authority-launches-probe-093505013.html</a>

knoppixApple warns Australia 🇦🇺 against app store reform, claiming users can't safely choose their own apps 🛑.Like the EU's DMA, Australia’s plan would enable sideloading 📥, open payments 💸, and reduce app lock-in 🔐.Critics argue Apple’s real motive is profit, not privacy 👀.It’s time we stop mistaking corporate control for user safety. Open ecosystems protect both choice and privacy 🔓.<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/apple-australians-youre-too-stupid-choose-your-own-apps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/apple-australians-youre-too-stupid-choose-your-own-apps</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppStore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"The world is in the midst of a global anti-monopoly wave that keeps on growing. This decade has seen big, muscular antitrust action in the US, the UK, the EU, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Spain, France, and even China. It’s been a century since the last wave of trustbusting swept the globe, and while today’s monopolists are orders of magnitude larger than their early 20th-century forbears, they also have a unique vulnerability. Broadly speaking, today’s tech giants cheat in the same way everywhere. They do the same spying, the same price-gouging, and employ the same lock-in tactics in every country where they operate, which is practically every country. That means that when a large bloc like the EU makes a good tech regulation, it has the power to ripple out across the planet, benefiting all of us – like when the EU forced Apple to switch to standard USB-C cables to charge their devices, and we all got iPhones with USB-C ports. It makes perfect sense for Australia to import the DMA – after all, Apple and other American tech companies run the same scams on Australians as they do on Europeans."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/apple-australians-youre-too-stupid-choose-your-own-apps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/apple-australians-youre-too-stupid-choose-your-own-apps</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interoperability</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DRM</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monopolies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antitrust</a>

Jan PenfratGood morning Fediverse's EU tech policy nerds! Up today: the <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a>'s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a> workshop with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gatekeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gatekeeper</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>. (Sorry <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NGIForum25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NGIForum25</a> two floors below, no time for you today 😌) We haven't started yet and the room is still empty, but I'm hoping we'll discuss how <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> is abused to dominate other markets, by aggressively nudging users to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Edge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edge</a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Xbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xbox</a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/OneDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OneDrive</a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a>, etc.<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalMarketsAct</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#competition</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitrust</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monopolies</a>

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