[spacebanana7]

Sadly not - the lobbyists of the media industry would very much support Apple in this case. That carries a lot of weight for EU politicians.

[lokar]

There is a fair chance apple blocked the app in response to legal or political pressure from the EU.

[agos]

I would say the chance is very, very slim.

[lokar]

I had the impression that many governments have a very pro-IP stance and little concern about blocking access to

[agos]

oh, they absolutely do. But in my experience when they block access to something, they do it very publicly, not by backdoor deals with gatekeepers