The European Union warns "Apple" against the geographical blocking of its services

Apple has received a warning from the European Union that the geographical blocking measures it is exercising are a possible violation of consumer protection laws to aggravate the regulatory problems facing the iPhone manufacturer. The App Store, the iTunes and other media services associated with Apple contrary to the law between clients based on their home, according to a statement issued by the European Commission today. The warning comes as Apple faces the possibility of imposing the first fine ever under the Digital Market Act, due to the fact that the application developers did not allow users to lead to cheaper transactions, according to what “Bloomberg” revealed last week, and after months of 1.8 billion euro fine ($ 1.9 billion) on the company due to similar violations to protect the block. Geographical blocking of the investigation related to the geographical location in conjunction with a network of national consumer protection bodies was carried out, and Apple Media Services was found to have been limited to users who used credit cards issued in the countries where they registered their account in ‘Apple’, according to the statement. He also revealed that the “AP Store” store prevents users from downloading the applications offered in other countries. Apple spokesman did not respond directly to the request for comment. National regulatory authorities may impose fines as a result of violating the consumer Protection Act, and the block works with these bodies most of the time to determine problems. ‘Apple’ gave one month to respond to the results of the investigation and propose solutions to address geographical blocking practices, according to the statement.