Spotify CEO urges EU to hit Apple for flouting tech rules

Spotify Technology SA's chief executive officer (CEO) Daniel Ek escalated a long-time row with Apple Inc. after he accused it of consistently flouting the European Union's (EU) Big Tech rules.

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Ek said that the iPhone maker's attempts to step into line with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) are a "farce." Instead, he said Apple used a "well-established pattern of delaying and stalling" its compliance with the DMA, which sets strict guardrails on the behaviour of the most powerful tech firms.

"It is time for Europetoshow that we are going to enforce the law that's already been passed," Ek said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, adding that crackdowns on Apple's conduct had also become a focus for regulators in the US.