Each firm has reacted to the EU’s new Digital Markets Act by claiming that it would impede their capacity to develop.
Companies like Facebook and Google, who are directly impacted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act proposal, have both spoken out against it.
Apple, as reported by ABC News, feels the DMA plans pose a security concern.
The DMA “would introduce needless privacy and security risks for our consumers,” an Apple spokeswoman stated. As a result, “others will prevent us from charging for intellectual property to which we have made a significant investment.”
This will be a joint effort between Google and European regulatory authorities, according to Google.
The DMA’s objectives to increase customer choice and interoperability have the backing of Google, according to a company spokesman. Although certain restrictions may limit innovation and consumer choice, “we remain worried.”
Amazon, too, might be impacted by the plans, and the company told ABC News that it was now evaluating what the restrictions would entail for its consumers.
For “gatekeeper” enterprises, defined as those with a yearly revenue of more than $8 billion, these are the laws that govern the operation of significant services like social networking platforms. As a result of provisions in the Digital Markets Act, firms may have to drastically alter their operations.
Apple would have to enable third-party App Stores to sideload their software onto iPhones in order to comply. Aside from Apple’s objections on security concerns, it would also have to allow for alternate payment ways.