Overview
- Apple argues the DMA has degraded user experience and lowered privacy and security standards by forcing greater openness, including alternative app stores and payment systems.
- Apple says it disabled the new AirPods Pro 3 live translation feature for EU buyers, citing DMA-related compliance constraints.
- If repeal is rejected, Apple proposes deep reforms, including creating a regulator independent of the Commission to enforce the rules.
- The DMA has been in effect since March 2024 and the Commission fined Apple €500 million in April over App Store clauses, a sanction Apple has appealed.
- Apple remains under a separate EU inquiry under the Digital Services Act concerning platform obligations around illegal and harmful content.