The European Commission announced that American tech companies Apple and Google-owner Alphabet are found to be in violation of the European Union’s digital regulations, which target anti-competitive practices.
Alphabet and Apple have been accused of failing to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This law targets large “gatekeeper” platforms to ensure they behave in a “fair way” and allow room for competitors. The Commission defines gatekeepers as platforms with a large user base that are economically significant, active in several EU nations, and have a considerable impact on the market.
The Commission found two issues with Alphabet. The first concern was that certain functionalities and features of Google Search “treat Alphabet’s own services more favourably compared to rival ones, thus not ensuring the transparent, fair and non-discriminatory treatment of third-party services as required by the DMA,” the organization said in a March 18 press release….