Apple loses appeal against special control of Germany abuse for major technology

As a strikingly successful technology company, there are some disadvantages: Apple lost a call against a special regime of abuse control that the German competition guard applies to it last yearS The iPhone manufacturer may expect to continue to face competition control in a large European market, in addition to other similar laws (such as the EU Dma).

Tuesday, Reuters Discumed the decision of the German Federal Court, which confirmed Apple’s five -year regulatory designation that the Federal Office of the Cartel (FCO) applied to it in April 2023. A special abuse regime aims to help equalize the competitive game against digital giants.

Last monthFCO said it suspects that Apple’s Apple transparency monitoring frame is a self -preferable, which is prohibited in the regime. So Apple can be forced to apply equal treatment to its own collection of advertising data that its platform requires third -party applications through pop -up permissions.

Commenting on the failure of its legal challenge, Apple sent us an email to a statement that is not under the court’s decision, which also continues to claim that the company is faced with “fierce competition in Germany.”

“Apple is proud to be an innovation engine, job creation and competition in every market where we work,” the statement added. “We do not agree with the FCJ decision today to maintain the FCO designation, which is inferior to the value of a business model that puts the confidentiality and security of users at the heart.”

Apple is not the only technology giant that is the subject of special FCO abuse controls: Google., Metaand Microsoft They are also members of this elite club.