The European Commission is expected to fine Apple and Meta this week for breaching the EU’s sweeping digital competition law, in a move that risks drawing Big Tech further into the brewing economic standoff between Brussels and Washington.
The penalties will be the first issued under the EU’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force last year and sets strict new obligations for how large online platforms must operate in the European market.
The Commission has been investigating Apple and Meta for over a year and is now poised to announce the outcome of two probes into Apple and one into Meta, with decisions expected as soon as the end of the week, Politico reported.
Apple is expected to be fined for policies that restrict app developers from informing users of alternative purchasing options outside its ecosystem. A second investigation into Apple’s restrictions on browser defaults may be closed, with officials satisfied that recent changes by the company have addressed the concerns of rival browser makers.
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