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Spain’s Antitrust Watchdog Opens Investigation into Apple’s App Store 

The Apple iPhone 14 Pro is seen at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2022. (Reuters)
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro is seen at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2022. (Reuters)
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Spain’s Antitrust Watchdog Opens Investigation into Apple’s App Store 

The Apple iPhone 14 Pro is seen at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2022. (Reuters)
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro is seen at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Spain's antitrust regulator said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into possible anti-competitive behavior by Apple's app store.

The CNMC, as the regulator is known, said Apple may have incurred in anticompetitive practices when imposing unequal commercial conditions on developers of mobile applications sold at its app store.

The practices could be considered a very serious violation of the competition law and thus could be punished by a fine worth as much as 10% of the company's global revenues, CNMC said in a statement.

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Emergency Meeting Held in Riyadh to Discuss Impact of Global Tech Outage

Hundreds of flights were affected at several airports around the world as a result of the global IT outage. (EPA)
Hundreds of flights were affected at several airports around the world as a result of the global IT outage. (EPA)
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Emergency Meeting Held in Riyadh to Discuss Impact of Global Tech Outage

Hundreds of flights were affected at several airports around the world as a result of the global IT outage. (EPA)
Hundreds of flights were affected at several airports around the world as a result of the global IT outage. (EPA)

The Riyadh-based Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) said in a statement that it will hold urgent discussions with Member States and digital economy experts to address the implications of the global IT outage that disrupted vital operations around the world, affecting businesses including airlines, banks, broadcasters, software providers, and more.
In a statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the nine-country organization said: “The high level of impact the world witnessed as a result of the unfortunate outage is alarming and indicates the dire need for a more effective and agile international digital cooperation.
“The incident raised questions on continuity and sustainability in a world rapidly moving towards being highly dependent on digital channels and platforms. It is very crucial that the international community develops proper policies and protocols to mitigate the risks of such incidents and ensure the continuity of at least essential operations”, it added.
The DCO Secretariat General called for an urgent deliberation to “capture the lessons learned from this incident, assess its impact on national digital transformation plans, and plan practical steps to ensure that relevant stakeholders across sectors are aligned and ready to deal with such mishaps.”
The DCO is an international organization concerned with enhancing cooperation in all fields driven by innovation and accelerating the growth of the digital economy. It was established in November 2020 as part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts during its presidency of the G20 to promote the growth of the digital economy and digital transformation around the world.