European Commission fines Apple and Meta over breached DMA rules

The European Commission (EC) has found Apple and Meta in breach of its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and has served up hefty fines for both tech giants. Apple was found guilty over its anti-competitive App Store practices and is hit with a €500 million penalty. These include the App Store steering policies which prevent users from accessing content and apps from alternative platforms and developers from directly informing their users about these alternative offers.

Due to a number of restrictions imposed by Apple, app developers cannot fully benefit from the advantages of alternative…

​ The European Commission (EC) has found Apple and Meta in breach of its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and has served up hefty fines for both tech giants. Apple was found guilty over its anti-competitive App Store practices and is hit with a €500 million penalty. These include the App Store steering policies which prevent users from accessing content and apps from alternative platforms and developers from directly informing their users about these alternative offers.

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