EU rules to ensure fair competition and more choice for users
The European Union is poised to adopt new antitrust rules for the biggest tech companies that could have widespread consequences for online advertising, app stores, and interoperability of messaging apps. Imagine being able to install a third-party app store on an iPhone, for example, or use Signal to send messages to your contacts who only use WhatsApp or iMessage.
While the rules would only cover the European Union, the would require the world’s largest tech companies to make significant changes that could eventually roll out to other regions… especially since Europe tends to be the global leader in regulating tech, with other countries (or individual states in the US) often following suit. For example, California’s CCPA privacy regulations were enacted several years after the EU approved the GDPR.
Other links
https://www.axios.com/europe-agrees-on-big-new-package-of-tech-rules-a1a0bc8b-3ff1-48ee-93bf-56f7b7f7ef2f.html
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220315IPR25504/deal-on-digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-competition-and-more-choice-for-users
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Could affect the console's services and digital stores as well.
Last edited by TomaTito - on 26 March 2022
