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The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion (almost $2 billion) for anti-competitive behavior against Spotify. In a press release, the European Commission said it fined Apple for “abusing its dominant position for the distribution of music streaming apps” through the App Store. The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users’) through its App Store. In particular,…

The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion (€1.8 billion) for “abusing its dominant position” to stymie the distribution of different streaming apps to iPad and iPhone users. The decision was handed down several years after Spotify filed an antitrust complaint against the tech giant, accusing it of introducing rules that “purposely limit choice and stifle innovation.” The European Commission ultimately sided with Spotify, saying that Apple violated EU antitrust rules by putting restrictions on app…

The European Union has fined Apple $2 billion for breaking EU competition laws with its approach to music streaming. The tech giant is said to have broken the EU's antitrust rules by favoring Apple Music over competitors like Spotify.The European Commission's statement says Apple prevented app developers from "fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app," giving an unfair advantage to Apple's own music platform.According to the statement above, the Commission…

Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organisations complained to the European Commission this week.They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science…

The FTC’s complaint specifically alleges that H&R Block customers had to contact the company by chat or phone in order to downgrade to a less expensive tax-filing product, making the downgrade more time consuming. The FTC’s complaint specifically alleges that H&R Block customers had to contact the company by chat or phone in order to downgrade to a less expensive tax-filing product, making the downgrade more time consuming. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility!…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe French actor Gérard Depardieu is facing another accusation of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021.In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, she accuses the 75-year-old Depardieu of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her Paris lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt, said Monday.Depardieu, best known…

Apple might be slapped with a €500 million ($539 million) fine by the European Commission, revealed The Financial Times on Sunday. According to the report, the US company is responsible for deliberately pushing Apple Music on the App Store in favor of other music platforms such as Spotify. The complaint from the Swedish audio streaming platform dates back to 2019 when Spotify complained that Apple Music as a platform is not paying royalties to the mother company and is not facing the same harsh conditions as…

Apple has been accused of breaking EU law over access to music streaming services on its platforms, and will be hit with a €500 million fine from the European Commission.The news comes via a report from the Financial Times (paywall), which has spoken to five sources with direct knowledge of the ongoing case.While the verdict isn't public until its announcement "early next month", the report suggests Apple unfairly prevented apps from suggesting payment methods outside of the App Store.Spotify brought the initial…

A California judge has been accused of bizarre sexual behavior, using cocaine, and demeaning a colleague as a “Jewboy” in a sweeping complaint filed by the state’s Commission on Judicial Performance. Greg Kreis is an elected judge from northern California, having served on Humboldt County Superior Court since 2017. (He was initially appointed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown.) He is up for reelection this year, touting “a commitment to public service.” But the charges lodged earlier this month allege Kreis has engaged in…

A woman claims she was kicked off a Delta Airlines plane after she was told her clothes were too revealing. The passenger, Lisa Archbold, says the incident took place on a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco on January 22.According to the New Zealand flier, the airline’s gate agent gave her a “super weird” welcome, but she thought nothing of it until a few moments later when she boarded the plane.After Archbold was seated, she was approached by Delta staff. “I’m thinking: someone has died, or they found…