When a dominant platform controls the wording, design and application of consent prompts for tracking, it can effectively decide which firms get advertising‑relevant data and how they reach users. That design choice (not just the underlying data policy) can be an antitrust fulcrum, as shown by German publishers asking the Bundeskartellamt to fine Apple over App Tracking Transparency.
— If regulators treat UX and consent mechanics as competitive bottlenecks, it shifts antitrust enforcement toward platform interface design and could reshape the digital advertising market.
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German publishers and advertising associations told Germany's Bundeskartellamt that Apple's ATT leaves Apple as a 'data gatekeeper' and that proposed changes don't fix the problem; the case could lead to fines up to 10% of global revenue.
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