Summary: France’s antitrust authority, Autorité de la concurrence, has fined Apple €150 million for abusing its dominant market position through the implementation of the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, which they claim disproportionately harms smaller publishers. The watchdog argues that, while the goals of ATT are not inherently problematic, its execution is unnecessarily complex and anti-competitive. This decision follows previous fines against Apple regarding its App Store practices and user data collection issues.
Affected: Apple Inc.
Keypoints :
- Apple fined €150 million for misuse of its App Tracking Transparency framework.
- The implementation of ATT is deemed unnecessary and disproportionate by French regulators.
- Smaller publishers are particularly disadvantaged by ATT’s complex user consent processes, while Apple’s own apps are exempt from certain restrictions.
Views: 6