The European Commission said it is investigating Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay over alleged anti-competitive business practices aimed at blocking rivals
) is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators over its App Store and mobile payment system Apple Pay as the bloc turns up the heat on gatekeepers of online platforms on which thousands of companies depend for business.
The investigation will also cover all apps which compete with Apple in Europe, which could be icloud and gaming apps, following informal information received by regulators. Spotify welcomed the EU move. A smaller rival filed a similar grievance related to e-books and audiobooks in March this year. The second case focuses on Apple’s terms and conditions on how its mobile payment service Apple Pay should be used in merchants’ apps and websites, and also the company’s refusal to allow rivals access to the payment system.
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