BRUSSELS – Rick VanMeter, Executive Director of the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF), released the following statement after the European Commission launched non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Apple and Google over their anticompetitive app store practices.
“Apple and Google are clearly violating multiple provisions of the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission’s investigations are a first step toward holding these gatekeepers accountable and are a clear sign that they intend to strongly enforce this new law. We hope the investigations will expand and be conducted swiftly so that European consumers and developers can realize the benefits of competition in the app marketplace without further delay.”
BACKGROUND
Apple’s sham compliance plan violates the DMA in more ways than one. We break down, provision by provision, the various ways Apple’s plan violates the DMA. Learn more here.
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The Coalition for App Fairness is an independent nonprofit organization formed to protect consumer choice, foster competition, and create a level playing field for all app and game developers globally. Originally formed by Basecamp, Blix, Blockchain.com, Deezer, Epic Games, the European Publishers Council, Match Group, News Media Europe, Prepear, Proton, Skydemon, Spotify, and Life360, CAF has rapidly grown from 13 to 80 members since launching in September 2020. CAF offers membership to companies of any size — join today at appfairness.org.