The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion by forbidding rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps.
That is illegal under EU antitrust rules. Apple behaved this way for almost a decade, which meant many users paid "significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions," the commission said. The 1.8 billion-euro fine follows a long-running investigation triggered by a complaint...
Apple was fined over its streaming service. Photo: Getty Images LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Tuesday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming...
The only scenario where the EU may get to “milk” someone is if Apple obstinately refuse to comply with the law and get fined. That’s their choice. It isn’t that hard. Timo_Existencia said: Again, nothing Apple is doing is illegal or even frowned upon in the EU for ever...
The company will reportedly be fined around €500 million ($539m) for allegedly breaking EU law. This follows a European Commission antitrust probe looking into whether or not the tech giant used its platform to favor its music streaming service over others. The investigation was launched in 20...
Aprevious reportin June suggested Apple was about to be fined then, but it didn't happen. These insider sources may hear rumblings of plans, but ultimately it's up to the EU watchdogs to make a ruling. Apple'scontroversial responseto the DMA has come under constant scrutiny from the sta...
Meta ended up paying$725 millionto settle a class-action suit about that. And this was on top of the $5 billion that the FCC fined it for the same issue. Tim Cook weighed in Apple sometimes seems quite reluctant to comment on other firms' privacy stance, but CEOTim Cookdi...
Apple hasbeen fined €45 million($49.5 million) by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to date, with Apple racking up a new fine each week. The ACM initially said that it planned to fine Apple €5 million per week until it hit a maximum fine of €50 million, but now...
An advisor to the French privacy authority says Apple should be fined six million euros, arguing that iOS 14 didn't meet EU privacy requirements.
A solid billion is a lot to be fined for non-compliance. I respect the spirit of EU regulations to open up closed systems, to promote standards, and to protect user privacy. I wonder if the EU is too ambitious; their regulations are sometimes challenging to comply with. ...