EU Slaps Apple And Meta With $800M In Total Fines For DMA Violations

Apple and Meta have been hit with a combined fine of $800 million by the European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, over violations of the Digital Market Act (DMA). The DMA, which went into effect in 2023, is designed to promote fairness in competition among companies in the digital sector.

After one year of investigation, on Wednesday, EU regulators fined Apple €500 million ($570 million USD ) for practices it alleges unfairly limited app developers and users of Apple's App Store. Meta, on the other hand, was fined €200 million ($227 million USD) for the consent or pay model it introduced in 2023, which restricts users to two choices regarding their data: allow their data to be used for personalized ads, or refuse consent and pay a fee.

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera described the fines as a "firm but balanced enforcement action against both companies, based on clear and predictable ...