Facebook, Apple lock horns over new draft guidelines by European Union

Facebook and Apple on December 15 locked horns over new draft guidelines by European Union that is aimed at curbing powers of US corporations. social media giant took a swipe at Apple Inc as it asked EU to set boundaries for firm after it introduced a privacy feature that allows users to block advertisers. companies that majorly earn from commercial gross sales said that y might incur great loss after Brussels unveiled tough draft rules to curb power of tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook by regulating Internet. 

According to a report by Electronic Frontier Foundation, European Commission released its public draft of Digital Markets Act (DMA) along with  Digital Services Act (DSA,) which targets mopolization of tech sector. “So Digital Service Act and  Digital Markets Act will create safe and trustworthy services while protecting freedom of expression. Give new do’s and don’t to gatekeepers of digital part of our world to ensure fair use of data, interoperability, and self-preferences,” European Commissioner Margre Vestr said in an online post. 

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Blocking  'gatekeepers'

According to a report by Apple Insider, Facebook objected to Apple’s privacy policy, saying, that power will be reigned by firm despite European Union draft proposals. It furr alleged that Apple controlled tech ecosystem to harm developers and consumers and platforms like Facebook. Meanwhile, in its response to Facebook, Apple alleged that social media giant thrived on invasive policies and didn’t welcome transparency and customer preference. EU’s Digital Markets Act aims at blocking gatekeepers from practicing unfair conditions to curb smaller businesses.

new framework will foster invation, growth, and competitiveness, and facilitate scaling up of smaller platforms, according to EU Commission's release.  Commission’s draft, which aims to regulate tech giants by dividing ir businesses as 'core services', will be submitted for vote at European Parliament and Council of EU. draft also seeks to charge 10 percent of firms' global annual revenue in fines for violating new protocols. This would imply an estimated $7.1 billion fine for Facebook. 

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