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Online scams throw EU debate over gatekeeper 'steering' into sharp relief

By Nicholas Hirst ( March 14, 2025, 09:55 GMT | Comment) -- A recent exposé of the vast online scam industry puts in sharp relief claims by digital gatekeepers that the EU’s Digital Markets Act risks making European smartphone users less safe. The ongoing debate between the European Commission, Google and Apple over rules restricting the ability of developers to direct users out of the tech platforms’ ecosystems illustrates well the tension between the regulator’s desire to liberate developers and the need to protect ordinary users. Online scamming has hit the news recently, with one eye-catching recent Economist report even suggesting that the industry now rakes in criminal cash globally on a par with the illegal drugs trade....

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