{"id":195115,"date":"2021-03-05T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-set-to-face-antitrust-charges-over-spotify-complaint-according-to-reports\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T18:14:00","slug":"apple-set-to-face-antitrust-charges-over-spotify-complaint-according-to-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-set-to-face-antitrust-charges-over-spotify-complaint-according-to-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Apple set to face antitrust charges over Spotify complaint, according to reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36eae3ee7b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36eae3ee7b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-set-to-face-antitrust-charges-over-spotify-complaint-according-to-reports\/#Spotify_filed_an_antitrust_complaint_in_the_EU_in_March_2019_alleging_that_Apple_abused_its_control_over_the_App_Store\" >Spotify filed an antitrust complaint in the EU in March 2019, alleging that Apple abused its control over the App Store<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-set-to-face-antitrust-charges-over-spotify-complaint-according-to-reports\/#Jack_Denton\" >Jack Denton<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le set to face antitrust charges over Spotify complaint, according to reports<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spotify_filed_an_antitrust_complaint_in_the_EU_in_March_2019_alleging_that_Apple_abused_its_control_over_the_App_Store\"><\/span>\n  Spotify filed an antitrust complaint in the EU in March 2019, alleging that Apple abused its control over the App Store<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000189141\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Apple is set to face antitrust charges in the European Union over a competition complaint made by Spotify about App Store rules, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p> Spotify had alleged back in March 2019 that Apple abused its control over which apps appear in the App Store to restrict competition against its own Apple Music service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       EU regulators opened antitrust probes into Apple in June 2020, investigating the App Store and Apple Pay.<\/p>\n<p>If reports come true and EU regulators allege that Apple<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.37%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       abused antitrust rules, it would represent the first time the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> giant has faced such charges in the 27-member bloc, as competition concerns stack up worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>European Commission regulators are set to present the charges in the coming weeks, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-eu-apple-antitrust-exclusive-idUSKBN2AW24K\" class=\"icon none\">according to a report on Mar. 4 by Reuters<\/a>, which first reported the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and cited sources close to the matter. The report said that the Commission could set out Apple\u2019s suspected violations of antitrust rules in a statement of objections before the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, Google, Apple and Amazon could face multibillion-dollar fines under new EU tech regulations<\/p>\n<p>The charges would be linked to a competition complaint made two years ago by music streaming platform Spotify<br \/>\n        SPOT,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/207488629\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-2.99%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       over the rules on Apple\u2019s App Store. <\/p>\n<p>Spotify also said that Apple\u2019s payment system, Apple Pay, which typically takes a 30% cut of transactions, made it difficult for Apple Music rivals to market themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Antitrust charges against Apple in the EU would represent just the latest effort by European regulators to crack down on the power of Big Tech.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.K., the Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it was looking into Apple for suspected breaches of competition rules on the App Store, in a similar case to the one in the EU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Apple probed over app store access by U.K. regulator<\/p>\n<p>Big Tech more broadly faces landmark regulation in the EU that includes the possibility of multibillion-dollar fines and the breaking up of companies if they don\u2019t comply with new rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple, as well as Amazon<br \/>\n        AMZN,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210331248\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.17%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       Facebook<br \/>\n        FB,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205064656\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.36%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       and Google, owned by Alphabet<br \/>\n        GOOGL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202490156\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+2.07%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       will fall under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, presented by the European Commission in December 2020 and pending approval by the European Parliament and Council of Ministers. These acts aim to hold technology platforms to a high standard over the content they host, and introduce new pro-competition measures for online markets.<\/p>\n<p>Apple declined to comment, but pointed to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/addressing-spotifys-claims\/\" class=\"icon none\">its response to Spotify\u2019s complaint from 2019<\/a>. At the time, Apple outlined, among other things, how the App Store has facilitated hundreds of millions of downloads of the Spotify app.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jack Denton\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Denton\"><\/span>Jack Denton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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