Meta to enable European users to bypass app stores

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Meta to enable European users to bypass app stores
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Meta to enable European users to bypass app stores

The EU Digital Markets Act mandates that mobile platforms like Google Play and Apple App Store allow alternative means of app downloads, and Meta means to take advantage

In a strategic move to compete with Apple and Google app stores, Meta is making plans to enable users in the European Union to download apps through Facebook ads, eliminating the need to open the A...

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