Notices by Open Web Advocacy (owa@mastodon.social)

Apple's iOS 18.2 has implemented 6 of OWA's DMA compliance requests but Apple still has a long way to go to fully comply with the DMA and to allow fair and effective competition for the Web.

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-implements-six-of-owas-dma-compliance-requests/

Apple to be sued by US DOJ for antitrust as soon as tomorrow 👊

Their anti-competitive behaviour has stifled competition, innovation and the web worldwide. Apple should not be allowed to prevent the web from contesting their app store and services.

Stay tuned!

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/20/apple-facing-imminent-u-s-antitrust-lawsuit/

Apple's latest announcement regarding Web Apps translated into plain English

Apple backs down on killing web apps! 🎉

But the fight goes on!✊

Read More: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-backs-off-killing-web-apps/

Apple will break Web Apps (PWAs) in the EU within the next week ‼️

In order to stop them, we need evidence from you that the harm they are choosing to inflict on EU businesses and consumers is real and significant.

👇👇 Please fill in our NEW more detailed survey: https://forms.gle/oD8chWN1oQzN6s5aA

Apple has seen Web Apps as potential threat to the AppStore since 2011.

Apple execs in email titled "HTML5 Poses Threat to Flash and the AppStore" say "I think someday we will see a challenge from ... a web based solution"

👇Help us fight for the web, fill in the survey

https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-attempts-killing-webapps/

Let’s make it very clear. Apple is under NO obligation to kill Web Apps in the EU. It’s a spiteful decision driven from pure greed.

Don’t put up with it, join us in fighting back

https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-attempts-killing-webapps/

Apple is on course to break all Web Apps in the EU within 20 days ‼️

👇 Read the blog, fill the survey, join the fight!

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-on-course-to-break-all-web-apps-in-eu-within-20-days/

"Apple breaking PWAs out of malicious compliance?"

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2024/apple-breaking-pwas-out-of-malicious-compliance/

With only 57 days left until the EU brings in rules which allow fair browser competition, Apple's legal games have begun with an attempt to split the AppStore into 5 separate entities.

Apple's AppStore effectively bans all other browsers so it's a must that it be regulated.

Read more over at:
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-filing-eu-appstores/

Let's review OWA's 2023. A special thank you to all of our volunteers and donors! Happy New Year!
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/owa-2023-review/

Hilariously, Apple tried to claim with a straight face to the EU, that it offers not one, but three distinct web browsers all coincidentally named Safari.

Lucky for us the team at the EC dismissed this ludicrous gambit and painstakingly ripped Apple's argument to shreds. It is baffling to us why Apple's legal team is willing to sacrifice their credibility on something that has such a low chance of success.

Once again Apple has seriously harmed their users security by forcing everyone on iOS to use their browser engine. Without Apple’s anti-competitive behaviour users could could protect themselves by switching to another browser with properly implemented process isolation and sandboxing.

The combination of no competition on iOS and Safari’s decade of underfunding is the root cause of this issue.

This attack was disclosed 416 days ago, and Apple did not fix it