By Lewis Crofts ( July 8, 2026, 07:56 GMT | Insight) -- Apple was correctly categorized as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s flagship digital law, judges ruled on Wednesday, meaning the iPhone is subject to curbs on its conduct. The EU’s lower-tier General Court rejected Apple’s appeals against the Digital Markets Act and its legality, and it also ruled that a separate challenge related to the company’s messaging service was “inadmissible.”Apple was correctly categorized as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s flagship digital law, judges ruled on Wednesday, meaning the iPhone is subject to curbs on its conduct....
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