Apple's EU App Store changes are extortion, says Spotify

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is unhappy with Apple's new App Store changes affecting the European Union, declaring elements of the plan 'extortion, plain and simple.'Spotify logoThe outspoken CEO of the music streaming service wrote in a Friday blog post objecting to Apple's introduction of changes in iOS 17.4 that will introduce new rules as well as fees applying to developers offering apps inside the European Union.Declaring Apple to have 'behaved badly for years,' Ek claims Apple's move 'takes the level of arrogance to an entirely new place.' In complying with the EU Digital Markets Act in offering elements such as the sideloading of alternative app stores, Ek calls it a 'false pretence of compliance and concessions' and a plan 'that is a complete and total farce.' Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums