Enforcing Device Neutrality in the EU
summary
FSFE uses the EU Digital Markets Act to force gatekeepers to permit alternative app stores and free of charge effective interoperability with OS-controlled hardware and software features; Apple appeals its gatekeeper designation to the EU Court and FSFE wins permission to intervene (August 2024) and submits arguments (September 2024). Concrete results already appear: AppFair and alternative browsers/payments land on iPhone, the Commission fines Apple and DMA provisions require uninstalling defaults and allow sideloading, but the final court outcome remains pending.
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- 0:00Welcome
- 1:46FSFE’s mission and DMA focus
- 3:35Software freedom loss on smartphones
- 5:43EU’s Digital Markets Act
- 8:13DMA protects small tech and free software
- 9:58Gatekeeper obligations under DMA
- 11:44Apple’s DMA resistance
- 15:19FSFE vs Apple’s appeal
- 18:11Interoperability for software freedom
- 20:19Why interoperability matters
- 22:51How to enforce device neutrality
- 24:40Q&A
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