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EU fines Apple and Meta for breaching fair competition rules
- The European Commission has fined Apple €500m (£429m) and Meta €200m for breaking rules on fair competition and user choice, in the first penalties issued under one of the EU’s landmark internet laws.
- The commission fined Apple €500m for restricting app developers from distributing apps outside the company’s App Store. It said app developers could not fully benefit from alternative channels, so consumers could not discover cheaper offers. The commission ordered the company to remove the restrictions within 60 days or risk penalty fines.
- Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was fined €200m over its “consent or pay model” introduced in November 2023, which was an attempt to comply with EU data privacy rules. The commission said this approach was not compliant with the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), arguing that users should be able to get a Facebook or Instagram equivalent to the personalised ad service, but based on less of their data.
- EU officials have rejected claims from the Trump administration that tech regulation is being used as a weapon against successful US companies. Meta is expected to appeal to the European court of justice.
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