Eu Fines Apple $570 Million, Meta $228 Million, Orders Tech Firms To Comply With Rules

Apple and Meta, 2 of nan biggest tech companies successful nan world, person been fined hundreds of millions of dollars by nan European Union, according to a study by Reuters. 

Apple has been fined $570 million, whereas Meta has been slapped pinch a good of $228 cardinal by nan bloc arsenic nan first sanctions to make nan tech firms comply pinch nan bloc's rules, and curb nan powerfulness of Big Tech. The hefty fines consequence expanding tensions betwixt EU and nan Trump administration, which has antecedently threatened to levy tariffs against countries that penalise US companies.

Apple and Meta were nether investigation for complete a twelvemonth by nan European Union nether nan bloc's Digital Markets Act. 

Apple was charged pinch breaching nan DMA rules arsenic nan institution does not let users to sideload apps connected nan iPhone, reported Reuters. Sideloading intends being capable to download alternative app stores and apps from nan web. The EU title watchdog has instructed Apple to region nan restrictions that prevent app developers from steering users to cheaper deals extracurricular nan App Store.

"Today's announcements are yet different illustration of nan European Commission unfairly targeting Apple successful a bid of decisions that are bad for nan privateness and information of our users, bad for products, and unit america to springiness distant our exertion for free," Apple said successful an emailed connection to Reuters, while adding that nan institution intends to situation nan EU fine.

Meta, connected nan different hand, was required to supply consumers pinch nan action to usage its services without having their individual information mixed crossed different platforms it owns. However, it grounded to do truthful nether nan rules of nan DMA, and was hence fined. 

Reuters besides reported that the EU regulator dropped Meta's Marketplace's nickname arsenic a DMA gatekeeper because nan number of users fell beneath nan threshold.

Meta, successful a connection to Reuters, said, "The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to run nether different standards."

The companies person 2 months to comply pinch nan orders aliases consequence fines.

Published on: Apr 23, 2025 3:56 PM IST