{"id":4386,"date":"2025-04-23T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:06:00","slug":"apple-and-meta-fined-by-eu-over-digital-market-law-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/apple-and-meta-fined-by-eu-over-digital-market-law-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Meta Fined by EU Over Digital Market Law Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU has fined Apple \u20ac500 million and Meta \u20ac200 million for violating the Digital Markets Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple restricted developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives outside the App Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meta&#8217;s &#8220;consent or pay&#8221; model was found to breach user data choice rules under EU law.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Union has imposed substantial fines on tech giants Apple and Meta for breaching its landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Markets Act<\/a> (DMA), marking the first enforcement actions under the new legislation aimed at curbing the dominance of major online platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Commission announced Wednesday that Apple would be fined \u20ac500 million (approximately $570 million) and Meta \u20ac200 million ($228 million) after a year-long investigation into the companies&#8217; compliance with the DMA. The Commission found that both firms had failed to adhere to rules designed to foster fair competition and protect consumer rights in the digital economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Apple\u2019s App Store Restrictions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Commission, Apple violated the DMA by imposing restrictions that prevented app developers from informing users about cheaper offers available outside of the Apple App Store. The company allegedly used technical and commercial barriers that limited alternative distribution options, thereby denying consumers more affordable choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a statement, Apple said it would appeal the decision, criticizing the Commission for &#8220;unfairly targeting Apple in a series of decisions&#8221; and asserting that the imposed changes compromise user privacy and product integrity. &#8220;We have made numerous adjustments to comply with the law, yet the Commission continues to shift the goalposts,&#8221; Apple added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related news: <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/google-to-challenge-part-of-u-s-court-ruling-in-doj-monopoly-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google to appeal against part of US court&#8217;s decision in monopoly case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Meta\u2019s \u201cConsent or Pay\u201d Advertising Model<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU also ruled against Meta&#8217;s binary data usage model implemented on Facebook and Instagram, which required users to either consent to targeted advertising or pay for an ad-free version. Regulators concluded that Meta failed to offer a free version that uses less personal data, as mandated by the DMA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meta\u2019s global affairs head Joel Kaplan labeled the ruling as a &#8220;multi-billion-dollar tariff&#8221; disguised as regulation. He criticized the EU for allegedly disadvantaged successful American companies while letting others operate under looser standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The penalties come amid broader trade friction between the EU and the United States, as President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration has accused the EU of unfairly targeting American firms. Trump has threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs, raising the stakes in ongoing negotiations over digital and trade policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some European lawmakers welcomed the enforcement as a step toward digital fairness, others, including German MP Andreas Audretsch, argued the penalties were &#8220;too lenient&#8221; and urged the Commission to fully utilize its legal powers to protect EU regulations from foreign influence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Commission has given both companies 60 days to comply with the ruling or face further sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related news: <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/zuckerberg-testifies-in-landmark-antitrust-trial-targeting-metas-acquisitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuckerberg Testifies in Landmark Antitrust Trial Targeting Meta\u2019s Acquisitions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: The EU has fined Apple \u20ac500 million and Meta \u20ac200 million for violating the Digital Markets Act. Apple restricted developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives outside the App Store. Meta&#8217;s &#8220;consent or pay&#8221; model was found to breach user data choice rules under EU law. The European Union has imposed substantial fines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple and Meta Fined by EU Over Digital Market Law Violations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The EU fined Apple \u20ac500 million and Meta \u20ac200 million for violating the Digital Markets Act by restricting alternatives.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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