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Policy

EGDF: Apple's New Business Terms Continue to Undermine Fair Competition (translated)

Source: EGDF

Apple says it has adjusted the terms, but developer groups fear that costs and restrictions will still keep alternative stores in check.

Impact on players: Players may face price differences between different stores or payment routes, while game developers may pass the additional costs on to the prices of digital content.

Take: The dispute puts players' freedom of choice somewhere easy to miss: on the surface there are more payment routes, but the platform still decides what each route costs.

Policy

EU designates Roblox as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act (translated)

Source: 歐盟執委會 Digital Strategy

After Roblox reached the 45-million monthly active-user threshold, both its recommendation systems and risks to minors came under regulatory oversight.

Impact on players: Players may see more platform risk disclosures, complaint channels, and non-personalised recommendation options, while content moderation and age protections may also become stricter.

Take: The designation gives players more leverage to ask platforms to explain themselves and deal with risks, and it may also change what content minors can access.

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