Apple Criticizes U.S. Antitrust Bill That Targets the App Store
Apple says the measure would weaken privacy, security and child safety protections while forcing changes to App Store rules and third-party access.
- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week, targeting major tech companies like Apple with antitrust restrictions.
- AICOA mirrors the European Union's Digital Markets Act , banning large platforms from favoring their own products or limiting competitor access, applying to firms with at least $175 billion in annual revenue and 34 percent of American subscribers.
- Apple strongly disagrees with this "European-style" regulation, arguing it "hamper innovation" and undermines privacy protections, while contending that mandatory open platform access would expose sensitive user data to any company.
- Supporters including Mozilla, Proton, DuckDuckGo, and Yelp endorse the legislation, while Amazon, Meta, and Google would face restrictions; sponsors say the bill includes language to preserve safety, intellectual property, and constitutional protections.
- According to a study Apple commissioned last year, developers kept prices the same or increased them on 91% of products despite DMA commission savings in Europe, and the company warns AICOA could produce similar trade-offs.
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AICOA rears its ugly head again - Americans for Tax Reform
“America innovates, China imitates, Europe regulates.” So said France’s deeply unpopular President Emmanuel Macron last year. With Europe’s economy lagging ours for nearly two decades – from a higher GDP than the United States in 2008 to only 67% of U.S. GDP today – one would think American politicians would not look to emulate the European regulatory regime that has left them so far behind. Unfortunately, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ch…
Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduce bill to limit Big Tech gatekeeping, Apple shoots back
After a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) today, reviving an effort that could have major implications for Big Tech if enacted into law, Apple issued a strong rebuttal of the proposal. Here are the details.
Apple Criticizes U.S. Antitrust Bill That Targets the App Store
United States Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar this week reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) that targets major tech companies like Apple, and Apple is not happy to see it back. The bipartisan bill is reminiscent of the Digital Markets Act in the European Union, banning large platforms from favoring their own products or services, limiting competitors' access to key platform features, locking users into de…
AICOA’s heavy-handed approach would harm consumers, stifle innovation, and degrade security and privacy
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) re-introduced a modified version of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), which introduces new regulations on digital platforms, including provisions banning so-called self preferencing. Director of CEI’s Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin said: “The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) would hurt consumers, introduce degraded security an…
Apple Is Fighting Yet Another US Antitrust Bill, and This One Could Crack Open the App Store
Part of the reason why Apple is so successful is because they have created products and an ecosystem that lock users in. This guarantees that a customer isn’t just buying a product one time but is making repeated purchases, whether it be complementing devices, upgrades, or services. So it is understandable that Apple isn’t too thrilled about a US antitrust bill that is aimed at its App Store. Apple unhappy about US antitrust bill that targets th…
After the clash with the EU over Siri AI and DMA, Cupertino is also trembling at home: the AICOA, a bipartisan bill that seeks to impose "European-style" antitrust rules on Big Tech, is coming to the US Senate. - on macitynet.it Another front is opening for Apple: the arrival of AICOA, the "American DMA" that is scaring Cupertino.
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