Apple publishes the number of monthly active users of the App Store, iOS is 101 million, iPadOS is 23 million, macOS is 6 million, tvOS is 1 million, watchOS is used by less than 1 million
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The Digital Services Act, which came into force in Europe in November 2022, aims to create a safer digital space and create a level playing field for innovation, growth and competition both in the European market and globally. In the law that the European Commission decided to introduce for the purpose of 'establishing', 19 large-scale online platforms including Apple and large-scale search engines were designated as the first designated targets.
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These designated platforms and search engines require strong protections against minors and strict content moderation. The Digital Services Act also considers platforms with more than 45 million monthly active users to be “very large online platforms” and must comply with scale-based rules where applicable.
Apple, which has a separate app store for each OS such as iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, has announced that January 31, 2023, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS to comply with the Digital Services Act. Published average monthly active users of the App Store in Europe based on a 6-month average to date.
According to Apple, an average of 101 million users in Europe visit the iOS App Store each month. In addition, 23 million users access the App Store on iPadOS, 6 million users access the App Store on macOS, 1 million on tvOS, and less than 1 million on watchOS.
It is also reported that less than 1 million users have paid subscriptions to Apple Books and Apple Podcasts .
Of the monthly active users of the App Store by OS reported by Apple, the iOS App Store is the only ``very large online platform'' with more than 45 million monthly active users, but Apple Announced that the App Store will align with the requirements of the Digital Services Act. 'The DSA's rules and goals of protecting children from being profiled for advertising purposes and limiting the spread of misinformation are consistent with Apple's goal of protecting consumers from illegal content,' Apple said. I am.”
In addition, in order to comply with the ' Digital Market Act ', which is a law to prevent monopoly by major companies in the technology industry approved at the same time as the Digital Services Act, Apple installs apps from app stores other than the App Store. It is reported that 'loading ' may be permitted in Europe.
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