Category: Regulations
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Apple is First Company Charged With Violating EU’s DMA Rules
Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple’s App Store “steering” policies violate the EU’s Digital Markets Act meant to encourage competition, said regulators in their preliminary ruling Monday. The European Commission has also opened a new investigation into Apple’s support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe, including the core technology fee it charges developers. “Our preliminary position is…
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Why It’s So Destructive To Take Sand From The Beach As a Souvenir
ValerioMei / Shutterstock The next time you’re at a beach you love, fight the urge to celebrate the place by taking some of it with you. A single selfish tourist taking a small vial of sand would barely seem to matter. Indeed, some previous generations of travelers grew up thinking there’s no harm in snatching small…