BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators
on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital
Markets Act into Apple ( AAPL ), Alphabet's Google and
Meta Platforms ( META ) for potential breaches of the landmark
EU tech rules.
"The (European) Commission suspects that the measures put in
place by these gatekeepers fall short of effective compliance of
their obligations under the DMA," the EU executive said in a
statement.
The EU competition enforcer will investigate Alphabet's
rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google
Search, Apple's ( AAPL ) rules on steering in the App Store and the
choice screen for Safari and Meta's 'pay or consent model'.
The Commission also launched investigatory steps relating to
Apple's ( AAPL ) new fee structure for alternative app stores and
Amazon's ( AMZN ) ranking practices on its marketplace.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Bart Meijer;)