Europeans to miss certain iOS 26 features due to strict EU regulations
According to Apple, Europe's DMA is hurting the company as it requires it to share its technology with other parties. Additionally, the privacy requirements under the Digital Markets Act are unrealistic and appear to favor certain companies, Cupertino claims.
Apple has once again pointed out that Meta is exploiting the DMA's requirements and is asking for technology and user data that has nothing to do with Facebook or Instagram's core services. In the meantime, Apple is being forced to delay products and features because the EU is making it hard to comply with all the rules, which don't seem to apply to all companies equally.
Apple's official stance is that the DMA isn't designed to protect customers, but to favor companies instead, sometimes European ones.
It's interesting to see Apple fighting the EU's regulatory bodies while complying with everything that the Chinese government asks. In any case, we hope the EU and Apple sort these things out for the sake of regular consumers, who are forced to pay the same price, or even higher, as their US peers and do not receive all the functionalities.
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