quinta-feira, 24 de abril de 2025

Apple and Meta slapped with EU fines

 

BRUSSELS – The European Commission imposed fines on American big tech juggernauts Apple and Meta on Wednesday amid spiralling trade tensions with the US government.

The fines, which totalled €700 million, are the first to be issued under the EU's Digital Markets Act, which sets out rules and obligations for the largest online platforms.

Apple has been fined €500 million over the "steering terms" in its App Store that fail to direct users to offers in other app marketplaces, the Commission said, after it issued a non-compliance finding in March last year.

An Apple representative said the Commission was "unfairly targeting Apple in a series of decisions that are bad for the privacy and security of our users, bad for products, and force us to give away our technology for free." The company intends to appeal the decision.  (...)

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