Daring Fireball6d ago
The Washington Post on the EU’s DMA Folly
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/15/washington-post-dma-folly
The Washington Post on the EU’s DMA Folly

Link to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/14/apple-withholding-siri-ai-europe-is-another-dma-failure/

Daring Fireball
Show threadMachiel6d ago

@daringfireball noooo don’t bore us with another year of anti EU posts. Why do you even care, just leave us and our quality of life be.

Also, repeating bezos propaganda.. ugh

Show threadValter Hemmi

@vmachiel @daringfireball No. Thank you @gruber for bringing attention to this insanity! We are many Europeans who are fed up will all this regulation coming from the EU.

Please continue bringing common sense to the discussion!

Jun 16 at 6:25amIvory for iOS
Show threadMachiel6d ago
@nstrm @daringfireball @gruber lol: I’d rather have some regulation backfire like this for a while, than spend one minute in the billionaires playground
Show threadValter Hemmi6d ago

@vmachiel @daringfireball @gruber I’m afraid that “for a while” might end up being “for ever”. And even just delaying features can cause a lot of damage.

Right now app developers around the world can try out integrating with Siri AI while we the Europeans can’t. The law that was designed to “let developers compete” is actually giving us a disadvantage globally.

That people call out the shortcomings of this legislation is a good thing.

Show threadMachiel6d ago

@nstrm @daringfireball @gruber you can change the region, or try it on Mac.

And Apple and the EU will work it out, same as they did with Apple Intelligence.

Show threadJohn Gruber2d ago
@vmachiel @nstrm Either the EC caves and reconsiders their interpretation of the DMA or it will never come to the EU, like with iPhone Mirroring. This one isn’t going to get worked out unless the EC changes its mind.
Show threaddmitriid5d ago

@nstrm @vmachiel @daringfireball @gruber

Apple literally denies you that, not the EU

Show threadJohn Gruber2d ago
@vmachiel @nstrm That sounds reasonable and logical, and not at all a purely emotional response.
Show threadMachiel2d ago

@gruber @nstrm so it’s emotional to prefer the EU over the dumpster fire that is late stage capitalism? K.

And if it doesn’t come to the EU, it doesn’t🤷‍♂️

Show threadMachiel2d ago
@gruber @[email protected] I just don’t get why you care so much about what the EU does and does not allow. Just enjoy it in the US