You mean when they forced Apple to implement the “trusted trader” scheme.
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NicestDicerest@lemmy.world 1 day agoJust as they did with Apple when they forced them to allow sideloading? So yeah, the EU will push massively against this if its implemented there.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 day ago
NicestDicerest@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
No, i mean when they forced apple to open their IOS system to side loading custom, unverified apps.
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General_Effort@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
The DSA requires people offering apps (“traders”) to provide certain information. For example: address, email, and phone number must be made public. When Apple introduced that, this also caused some outrage and calls for EU regulation. Despite the fact that this was exactly the regulation called for. Hence, why I mentioned that trusted trader scheme.
Google may be legally required to do this. I’m not sure how the DSA is to be interpreted on this. It’s certainly not a stretch (see Article 31). It’s out of touch to believe the EU will push against this.
Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Where does it say that Google is blocking all side loading?
It says they are blocking the installing of unsigned apps. This is the macOS Gatekeeper being the only option on Android. You can still download and install apps that aren’t in the Play Store. So the EU will still love this as 3rd party apps can still exist, but at the same time anything “illegal” can be reported to them immediately.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s effectively becoming the gate keeper in the same way apple only allowing app installs through its app store only is a gate keeper.
Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
They are gatekeeping which apps you can install, not the installation method.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 42 minutes ago
Which is just the loophole they’re trying to use now to assert control. This is just technicalities, the end result is that if you want to make apps for others to install they want to be the final say on you being allowed to do that or not.