The EU intends to fine Apple and Meta – what tech giants violated

The European Union intends to impose minimal fines on Apple and Meta next week under its Digital Markets Act to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump.

This is reported by UNN with reference to the Financial Times.

 Apple will be fined and required to revise App Store rules due to antitrust concerns. At the same time, Meta will be fined and required to change its "pay or agree" model, FT writes, citing people familiar with the negotiations.

EU regulators will also close another investigation against Apple regarding the design of the web browser selection screen. No further sanctions are expected.

Companies could reportedly face penalties of up to 10% of their global turnover. This would result in significant fines for both companies. But the EU is aiming for fines to be significantly lower than this threshold, the FT report said, as the bloc's DMA is new and could still be challenged in court.

The EU will also try to avoid further tensions with the US, given that Trump has criticised EU fines in the past and even called them "extortion abroad".

The White House chief has warned that he will impose trade tariffs against countries that levy digital services taxes on American firms.

Next week, Trump may announce retaliatory tariffs against the EU, which could potentially worsen relations with Europe, given that European politicians have promised an adequate response to any tariffs.

Addition

Adult content platform OnlyFans has been fined £1 million in the UK for failing to provide accurate information about age restriction measures. The fine was issued by the Communications Regulator of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 The European Commission has asked X to provide three new clarifications with new technical studies on the platform's recommendation system under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).