What the EU's new Digital Markets Act means for you (and your phone)

In addition to Apple letting iPhone owners download apps from rival app stores, a new EU law requires Apple to make it easier to port your data to Android. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

BERLIN: The European Union is cracking down on big tech's unfair practices and requiring that companies like Apple, Google and Meta ensure that rivals have a chance to compete and that users aren't forced into using one kind of app or service

All of this is now regulated by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law that has already begun changing smartphones for anyone living in the EU.