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Shazam
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Apple’s acquisition of Shazam under EU investigation for antitrust concerns
Regulators have questions about whether Apple will block user referrals to competing music services like Spotify and Google Play and whether it will have an unfair competitive advantage with the access to existing referral data.
Uncertainty over Apple’s acquisition of Shazam will linger (at least) until April 23
The European Commission has set an April 23 provisional deadline for an investigation into the potential “adverse effect on competition” Apple’s proposed acquisition of Shazam may have in the European Economic Area.
