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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days ago

EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules

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EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules

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EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules | TechCrunch
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The European Union has fined Apple and Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules, specifically the bloc's Digital Markets Act.
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    Or maybe just one of those $4 $40 BN fines

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      Meta already has racked up nearly $2bn worth of fines

      €1.2bn 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65669839

      This one €200m https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eu-fine-apple-meta-breach-digital-markets-act-dma/

      €800m in 2024 https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-european-union-competition-fine-6886192353a344126a15886d6ca7c627

      And Google got €5bn in 2018

      https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eu-fine-apple-meta-breach-digital-markets-act-dma/

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        Mistyped, meant $40 BN as stated earlier in this comment chain.

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