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EU having another crack at Apple
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 11:31

EU having another crack at Apple


Violating anti-geoblocking rules

The fruity-cargo cult Apple is again finding itself in trouble with the European Union over its geo-blocking antics.

EU to outlaw online geo-blocking
Published in News
Thursday, 23 November 2017 12:40

EU to outlaw online geo-blocking


Unless you are big content

The European Union has agreed on a plan obliging online retailers to make electrical products, concert tickets or car rental available to all EU consumers regardless of where they live.

EU kills off geoblocking
Published in News
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 11:43

EU kills off geoblocking


Stops streamers from treating consumers differently based on where they live


European Union lawmakers voted to stop online retailers from treating consumers differently depending on where they live and expanded their proposed law to include music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple's iTunes.