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In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaks during a news conference on a European project in battery value chain at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. European Union regulators are accusing Apple of violating the bloc’s antitrust rules, alleging that the company distorts competition for music streaming through rules for its App Store. The EU’s executive Commission said Friday, April 30, 2021, it objected to Apple’s way of doing business, which it said ends up costing consumers more and limiting their choices. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool, File)

EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach over App Store rules

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Fans protest against Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke before the English Premier League match against Everton, at the Emirates Stadium in London, Friday April 23, 2021. The fans want owner Stan Kroenke to leave the club over its bid to join the failed Super League. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

Kroenke says ‘100% committed’ to Arsenal, won’t sell club

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This combination of photos shows actor-TV host James Corden, from left, actress Jennifer Garner and NBA basketball player LeBron James, who have received nominations for this year's Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. (AP Photo)

Webby Award nominations for LeBron, Corden and Garner

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2018 file photo shows New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris, center, as he calls on supporters to remove the Amazon app from their phones and boycott the company, as he address a coalition rally and press conference, in New York. Big tech’s outsized influence over society has become one of the biggest battlefronts in state legislatures this year. Lawmakers are taking on tech and social media companies over a wide range of issues, including anti-trust, digital privacy, taxing ad sales, net neutrality and censorship. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Big Tech’s outsized influence draws state-level pushback

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE **

Obama once broke teammate’s nose over racial slur, he says: ‘Blood’s pouring down’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows various podcasts, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole: Podcasts. (AP Photo/David Hamilton)

Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet with Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, and his wife Leah in Cape Town, South Africa. The Duchess of Sussex has settled a claim against Splash News and Picture Agency, with the agency agreeing not to take any photos of her, her husband the Duke of Sussex or their son Archie, should it come out of administration, the High Court has heard. Meghan brought privacy and data protection claims against Splash in March this year over “long lens” photographs taken of her and her son in a Canadian park in January. (Henk Kruger/African News Agency via AP, Pool, File)

Meghan and Harry end their eventful 2020 with first podcast

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo, the sun is reflected on Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York. Apple will cut its app store fee in half from 30% to 15% for most developers beginning Jan. 1, the biggest change in its commission rate since the app store began in 2008. The fee reduction will apply to developers who made up to $1 million from the app store in 2020, which is the “vast majority” of developers in the store, Apple said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Joe Rogan, Spotify slammed for Alex Jones interview after Infowars publisher appears on podcast

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Henson, who has spoken publicly about her struggles with anxiety and depression, was named Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, as the latest recipient of the Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation's Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion for her work to end the stigma around mental illness. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Taraji P. Henson to host ‘New Jack Swing’ podcast series

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Philadelphia native releasing music video

By DYLAN BUFKIN and The Neshoba Democrat - Associated Press

Joe Rogan on his podcast on Aug. 4, 2020. (Image: YouTube, "The Joe Rogan Experience," video screenshot)

Joe Rogan begins migrating podcast to Spotify, episodes with controversial guests notably absent

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - Former President Barack Obama, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama appear on stage during a community concert at the Obama Foundation Summit on Nov. 1, 2017, in Chicago. The first guest of Michelle Obama’s new podcast will have a familiar presidential face: Barack Obama. The former president will appear on “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on Spotify, the Obama’s Higher Ground and the streaming service announced Friday, July 24, 2020 . The podcast will debut on July 29. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

Barack Obama to appear on Michelle Obama’s podcast debut

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - This May 11, 2019 file photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama during &quot;Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama,&quot; in Atlanta. The Obama’s Higher Ground and Spotify announced Thursday that the former first lady will host “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on the streaming service. The podcast will debut exclusively on Spotify on July 29. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

Michelle Obama to host podcast on health, relationships

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Facebook code change causes others to crash; Spotify and Tinder among iOS apps briefly broken by bug

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigations

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

This Friday, May 22, 2020 photo shows Eric Worden in his studio in Norfolk, Va. Worden started inviting students as guest broadcasters on his morning show to give them something special to do while schools are closed for the coronavirus pandemic. The segment has become more popular than he imagined. (Sara Gregory/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Virginia DJ gives students their moment to shine on air

By SARA GREGORY and The Virginian-Pilot - Associated Press

This combination photo shows, from left, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James before an NBA basketball game on Jan. 22, 2020, in New York, Jimmy Fallon at the Time 100 Gala on April 23, 2019, in New York and Kristen Bell at the world premiere of &quot;Frozen 2&quot; on Nov. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced that James, Fallon and Bell are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence. (AP Photo)

LeBron James, Spotify, HBO among 2020 Webby Award winners

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Billie Eilish performs live on stage at the 2020 Spotify Best New Artist Party at The Lot Studios on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Rosalía rule at pre-Grammy Spotify gig

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, photo, Sonny Miles, a 2014 graduate from Mount Tabor High School, poses for a portrait, in downtown Winston-Salem, N.C. Miles, whose real name is Jordan Williams, earned newfound recognition after &quot;Raleighwood Hills,&quot; the song he recorded with his friends, LesTheGenius and Jaxson Free, was included on former President Barack Obama's 2019 music playlist. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

North Carolina musician lands on Barack Obama’s playlist

By LISA O'DONNELL - Associated Press