Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) is carrying out at least a preliminary <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/antitrust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">antitrust[/url] investigation into <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] blocking Beeper, the unofficial app which gave <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/android/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Android[/url] users access to <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/imessage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iMessage[/url]. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also appears to be “evaluating” Apple’s actions.</p>
<p>Today’s report follows <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/18/beeper-mini-broken-antitrust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a call for a DOJ investigation[/url] by a bipartisan group of senators, and Bleeper’s announcement that it has now given up any hope of keeping the app working … </p>
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Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too
