According to information from Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, the European Union has decided to impose formal charges against Apple related to related to monopolistic practices in your music streaming service Apple Music.
The EU plans to argue that Apple restricted the music streaming services of various direct competitors of Apple Music. This represented an advantage over its rivals and left consumers with fewer visible options.
This news comes after another investigation was announced to Apple by the government of UK regarding payment systems and the terms that application developers are required to sign.
In the eye of the storm
Apple is having a huge legal weight on it. The tech giant is facing an investigation by the UK and will now face charges from the European Union.
In 2019, Spotify accused Apple of using its App Store to block some actions of your rival, so that Apple Music be favored. In addition, Spotify criticized the cuts to the 30% for Apple device user subscriptions.
The European Union also opened antitrust investigations focused on Apple Pay and the App Store. So far, no entity has issued statements on the case.
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