Zuckerberg and Others Call Out Apple's Onerous DMA Compliance
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple's compliance with EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), calling the rules "so onerous" he doubts developers will opt in.
• DMA was meant to increase app competition by allowing alternative app stores and payments, but Apple added new fees that still take commissions.
• Meta considered launching its own Facebook Games store but gave up due to Apple's restrictive rules. Zuckerberg doesn't think the DMA changes will make a difference.
• Apple's DMA compliance has also drawn criticism from Epic, Spotify, Mozilla, Microsoft for adding "junk fees" and being "malicious compliance."
• Match also undecided on opting into new DMA rules as it continues examining Apple's complex compliance.