Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has once again voiced his concerns about Apple’s practices, particularly its App store policies. The Swedish executive,celebrating Spotify’s achievement of reaching 100 million paying subscribers in Europe,spoke with Federico Cella of corriere della Sera about the company’s vision and the challenges it faces.

Ek emphasized Spotify’s “long -term vision,” stating the company’s commitment to “making all music accessible in the world legally, equally compensating the artists who create it.” He believes these decisions benefit both consumers and creators.

he highlighted the success of “many accomplished Fintech companies” in Europe. Regarding the app landscape, Ek noted that most peopel access the internet through smartphone apps, which he argues has “created a closed system, with gatekeeper like Apple.”

“We fight for an open internet,” Ek stated. “We want all apps, not only Spotify, can compete fairly. Today it is not so.We are encouraged by regulations such as the DMA in Europe, the DMC in the United Kingdom, and also the recent Epic in the United States, where the sentence against Apple was clear. 30% of all the revenue of anyone, without providing a proportional service.”

Ek’s criticisms of Apple are not new, as he has repeatedly called them “an obstacle to competition in the digital music market.” Though, Spotify’s relationship with artists isn’t without its critics. The echoes reports that Jean-Michel jarre believes Spotify’s ultimate goal is to eliminate artists altogether. Björk has also expressed strong disapproval of the service, calling it “probably one of the worst things that happened to the musicians.”