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- Apple’s iMessage service is being spared from regulation in the European Union.
- An investigation found that the service isn’t popular enough among business users in the EU to be deemed an “important gateway.”
- The EU still plans to investigate Apple’s other services like the App Store, Safari, and more.
Tech giants are facing increased scrutiny from the European Union’s antitrust rules. As the European Commission attempts to rein in these platforms, Apple has managed to escape the EU’s crosshairs for at least one of its services — iMessage.
Currently, the European Commission is looking into a number of Apple’s services to determine if they are affected by the governing body’s antitrust regulation. This includes Apple’s App Store, Safari browser, and iOS, but iMessage was the first to be investigated. After a five-month market inquiry, the European Commission’s watchdogs have determined iMessage should be safe from the rules, according to Bloomberg’s sources.