Apple-EU Regulatory Conflict

Comments discuss Apple's resistance, compliance efforts, and conflicts with EU regulations, particularly around app store policies, antitrust actions, and user protections like the DMA.

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Sample Comments

kyriakos Jan 25, 2024 View on HN

Seems like apple worked around the law but EU won't stay idle on this.

jeroenhd Sep 12, 2025 View on HN

Apple doesn't hate European citizens, per se, just EU/EEA customer protection laws.

solarkraft Jul 24, 2022 View on HN

The EU is not against Apple, it's (generally) against user hostility.

username90 Dec 15, 2020 View on HN

EU is already going after apple.https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_...

lucianbr Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

I like that the EU forces Apple to be more open. If you don't, just don't come to Europe.

tonyhart7 Jul 14, 2025 View on HN

they want apple adhere to EU law for everyone outside the EU lolhow can people think like this

flangola7 Apr 26, 2023 View on HN

EU law would crack down if Apple tried that

mardifoufs May 7, 2023 View on HN

Hint: it's because Apple isn't a European corporation.

JohnGB Aug 22, 2022 View on HN

It's not as if Apple didn't do everything they could to not do this. They were forced kicking and screaming by the EU to do this, and now they are trying to take credit for doing it.

fennecfoxy Dec 13, 2023 View on HN

Lmao Apple.Time for the EU to step in. They don't get everything done but they certainly force a lot more out of companies than other organisations.