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Apple Ordered to Change App Data Consent Prompts
Apple is ordered to change its app data consent prompts after being accused by Germany's Federal Cartel Office of favoring its own apps. The new rules are expected to impact social media apps, which reportedly lost nearly $10 billion when the prompts were first introduced.
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The Verge
Apple's changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of giving the prompts a design that favored its own apps. Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompts reportedly cost social media apps nearly $10 billion when they launched with iOS 14.5
2026-08-17 15:10 UTC