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Apple Loses DMA Challenge in Early Test of Brussels' Big Tech Powers
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Fusion42 · 10 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
EU General Court upheld Apple's gatekeeper designation under the Digital Markets Act, reinforcing the Commission's legal authority to enforce interoperability and anti-self-preferencing obligations on core platform services. The ruling strengthens the DMA's durability as a proactive regulatory framework and signals that early judicial review will not derail the enforcement architecture.
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DMA gatekeeper framework is legally durable: founders building on or competing with large platforms now have clearer expectations that interoperability and anti-steering obligations will be enforced, creating both compliance costs and new market-entry opportunities for smaller competitors.
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