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The
tough new legislation targets 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by
six tech companies - Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet's Google,
Amazon, Meta and ByteDance's TikTok.
The legislation aims to make it easier for people to move
between competing services, requiring them to inter-operate
their messaging apps with rivals and let users decide which apps
to pre-install on their devices.
While details of Apple's legal challenge have not been made
public, Bloomberg News reported last week the company would
challenge the inclusion of its App Store on the list of
gatekeepers.
Fellow tech giants Meta and TikTok had already filed appeals
disputing the Commission's decision to include their services.
In its appeal, Meta said it disagreed with the Commission's
decision to designate its Messenger and Marketplace services
under the DMA. It did not challenge the inclusion of Facebook,
Whatsapp, or Instagram.
Meanwhile, TikTok said its designation risked entrenching the
power of dominant tech companies.
"Far from being a gatekeeper, our platform, which has been
operating in Europe for just over five years, is arguably the
most capable challenger to more entrenched platform businesses,"
it said.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Martin Coulter, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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