Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is facing an antitrust complaint from six rights groups in the European Union, which accapply the company of violating the Digital Markets Act.
The groups urged the European Commission to investigate whether Alphabet is building it difficult for applyrs to uninstall pre-installed apps on Android devices.
The complaint claims Alphabet designed its Android operating system to hide the option to disable its own apps. It also declares the company discourages applyrs who attempt to reshift the apps.
Under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, companies that provide core platform services must allow applyrs to easily uninstall software applications.
The groups behind the complaint include ARTICLE 19, European Digital Rights, Free Software Foundation Europe, Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte, Homo Digitalis, and Vrijschrift.org. They argue that Alphabet’s actions do not comply with the rules meant to increase applyr choice and reduce Big Tech dominance.
Alphabet denied the allegations. A company spokesperson declared it is simple to uninstall apps on Android and that the issue has been dismissed by other regulators, including the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
The European Commission confirmed that it received the complaint and declared it is reviewing it under its standard procedures.
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