"Apple called out European officials in a heated letter shared with CBS News, arguing European Union regulations that forced the tech giant to allow smaller rivals into its App Store have made its platform less safe for consumers. Because of the changes, "risks to users on our devices will inevitably increase," Apple Vice President Kyle Andeer says in a letter Thursday to the European Commission, the EU's executive body."
"Apple accuses the EU of having an "enforcement agenda" that seeks to "undermine the security and privacy of iOS and iPadOS." It's the latest complaint from an American company about alleged overreach from the EU's powerful digital laws. The tensions have factored into U.S. trade negotiations. President Trump in August threatened higher tariffs on countries with tech rules he believes are discriminatory to U.S. companies."
"In recent years, the EU passed two major laws governing online platforms. The Digital Services Act requires platforms to follow certain rules on illegal or harmful content and advertising to minors, and the Digital Markets Act is designed to promote online competition. Tech companies can face hefty fines for violating either law. Apple was fined 500 million euros in April for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act by allegedly restricting app developers from steering users toward alternatives to the App Store. Apple appealed the fine."
Apple contends that European Union regulations requiring the App Store to allow smaller rivals have made the platform less safe and increased risks to users. The company links the changes to financial scams, pornography, privacy issues, and other problems. The EU enacted the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act to govern illegal or harmful content, advertising to minors, and to promote online competition, with hefty fines for violations. Apple was fined 500 million euros for allegedly restricting developers from steering users toward alternatives and appealed. The dispute has fed into U.S.-EU trade tensions and criticism of EU enforcement tactics.
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