The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined 700 million euros (nearly $800 million) for violating its new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which is designed to curb Big Tech’s dominance and promote fair competition.

Meta received a 200 million euro ($230 million) fine for its “pay or consent” model, which forces EU users to either pay for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram or agree to targeted advertising. Apple, meanwhile, accused the EU of unfair targeting and warned that the bloc’s actions could compromise user privacy. Meta argued that the EU is penalizing successful U.S. companies while allowing others to operate under different standards.

In response, the White House condemned the EU’s move, calling the fines against Apple and Meta a “new kind of economic extortion,” and stated that the United States would not tolerate such measures.