Apple will reportedly be sued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for preventing some iPhone features from being accessed by third parties according to Bloomberg. Apple prevents access at the software and hardware level from being used by third parties for various reasons.
They have only recently opened up access to NFC as well as third-party app stores but are limited to the European Union (EU) market only at this point in order to meet the requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). So far these two features have not been provided by Apple for reasons of protecting the security and privacy of users.
The details of the suit that will be filed by the DOJ are not known at this time. Most likely related to actions seen as anti-competitive in the App Store. The year 2024 started challenging for Apple as it not only saw reduced iPhone sales but faced various lawsuits and high value fines.
Just two weeks ago they were fined by the EU for 1.8 billion Euros (~RM 9.2 billion) due to abuse of power for the distribution of music streaming applications. Then a class action lawsuit was filed regarding AirTag just a few days ago.