Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act.

The European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data. Therefore, the Commission has fined Apple and Meta with €500 million and €200 million respectively.

The fines were issued after a year-long investigation by the European Commission into whether both companies were complying with the DMA’s goal of fostering fairer competition for smaller businesses.