Being amazingly successful Big Te Companynika company has some disadvantages: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse regime that the German competitive watchman applied it to it Last year. The iPhone manufacturer can expect to continue to face tailored competitive controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such as EU Dma).
On Tuesday, Reuters reported the decision of the Federal Court of Germany, which affirmed the five -year regulatory appointment of Apple, which the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) applied to it in April 2023. The special abuse regime aims to help level the competitive playing field against digital giants.
Last monthThe FCO said it suspects that Apple’s tracking transparent framework amounts to itself a preference that is prohibited under the mode. So Apple could end up being forced to apply equal treatment to its own data collection for ads, which its platform requires third -party programs through permissible pop music.
Got a comment on the failure of its legal challenge, Apple emailed us a statement disagreeing with the court decision, which also continues to claim that the company faces “fierce competition in Germany.”
“Apple is proud to be a motor for innovation, jobs creating and competition in every market where we operate,” the statement added. “We disagree with the FCJ’s decision today to maintain the designation of the FCO, which discounts the value of a business model that puts a user’s privacy and security at its core.”
Apple is not the only tech giant that is subject to the special abusive controls of the FCO: Google,, Metaand Microsoft There are also members of this elite club.
