The European Union will check iPadOS for compliance with antitrust laws

EU antitrust authorities will check whether Apple’s iPadOS operating system complies with the requirements of legislation in force in the region aimed at limiting the influence of large technology companies. A corresponding statement was made this week by the European Commission, which is the main industry regulator of the European Union.

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The move by the European Commission, which also acts as the body that ensures fair market competition, follows the publication of Apple’s report on iPadOS’s compliance with local laws. Let us recall that in April of this year, representatives of the department recognized iPadOS as an important channel of communication between business and clients.

«The Commission will now carefully assess the effectiveness of the measures that have been taken for the iPad operating system to comply with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The commission’s assessment will also be based on stakeholder input,” the regulator said in a statement.

Apple officials have not yet commented on this issue. Recall that the Digital Markets Act, which came into force earlier this year, requires Apple to allow users to change the default browser on the iPad, open access to third-party digital content stores in its OS, and also provide the ability to connect third-party headphones and styluses to the iPad. Violation of the DMA provisions can result in large fines of up to 10% of a company’s global annual turnover.

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