Tech gatekeepers might delay EU product launches to limit competition, Ribera says
By Lewis Crofts ( November 19, 2025, 12:54 GMT | Insight) -- Tech companies that claim the EU’s digital gatekeepers rulebook stops them rolling out new innovations in Europe — such as Apple’s live translation in earphones — may be making strategic moves to “limit competition and choice,” EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera said. Responding to claims that the results in Europeans having access blocked to innovative products, she noted that such criticism by Apple was followed by a product launch just two months later.Tech companies that claim the EU’s digital gatekeepers rulebook stops them rolling out new innovations in Europe — such as Apple’s live translation in earphones — may be making strategic moves to “limit competition and choice,” Teresa Ribera said....
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