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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe's second highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for breaching landmark rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Apple Risks Fresh EU Charge Sheet Over App Store Curbs
Apple may see another charge sheet from the EU antitrust watchdogs unless it quickly fixes alleged violations of a new digital law. By 2026, the iPhone-maker needs to allow developers to inform customers of cheaper deals away from the App Store. If unheeded, that step would then pave the way for new fines under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA...
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Fortnite Banned From iOS: Epic Games And Apple In New Feud
Apple has blocked Fortnite's return to iOS devices, despite the game's availability in the European Union through the Epic Games Store.
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Apple Reportedly Considering AI-Powered Search Options for Safari Browser
Apple is reportedly considering bringing artificial intelligence (AI) search options to the Safari browser. As per the report, the information was shared by an Apple executive during a testimony in the ongoing antitrust case against the US Justice Department. The executive highlighted that the Cupertino-based tech giant had held discussions with se...
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Apple Will Appeal Contempt Ruling in Epic Games Case Over App Store
Apple in a court notice said it will ask the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to review the April 30 ruling, which found the company in contempt of an earlier order in a 2020 antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Apple's appeal notice did include its planned legal arguments.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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Apple Fined $162 Million By France Over App Tracking Privacy Feature
French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries.
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French Antitrust Regulator Fines Apple 150 Million Euros Over Privacy Tool
Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.42 million)fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices between 2021 and 2023 thanks to a privacy control tool.
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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Apple Loses German Antitrust Appeal, May Face Tougher Regulations
Apple lost an appeal on Tuesday against a regulatory assessment that opens the iPhone maker up to stricter controls in Germany, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday, following years of debate over the company's market position.
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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Apple, Meta Said to Face Modest Fines Over DMA Breaches in EU
Apple and Meta Platforms are set to face modest fines for allegedly breaching the DMA acts. The EU antitrust enforcer is focused on making sure the companies comply with the law rather than sanctioning them, the sources said, explaining the rationale for modest fines.
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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe's second highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for breaching landmark rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
-
Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Apple Risks Fresh EU Charge Sheet Over App Store Curbs
Apple may see another charge sheet from the EU antitrust watchdogs unless it quickly fixes alleged violations of a new digital law. By 2026, the iPhone-maker needs to allow developers to inform customers of cheaper deals away from the App Store. If unheeded, that step would then pave the way for new fines under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA...
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Fortnite Banned From iOS: Epic Games And Apple In New Feud
Apple has blocked Fortnite's return to iOS devices, despite the game's availability in the European Union through the Epic Games Store.
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Apple Reportedly Considering AI-Powered Search Options for Safari Browser
Apple is reportedly considering bringing artificial intelligence (AI) search options to the Safari browser. As per the report, the information was shared by an Apple executive during a testimony in the ongoing antitrust case against the US Justice Department. The executive highlighted that the Cupertino-based tech giant had held discussions with se...
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Apple Will Appeal Contempt Ruling in Epic Games Case Over App Store
Apple in a court notice said it will ask the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to review the April 30 ruling, which found the company in contempt of an earlier order in a 2020 antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Apple's appeal notice did include its planned legal arguments.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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Apple Fined $162 Million By France Over App Tracking Privacy Feature
French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries.
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French Antitrust Regulator Fines Apple 150 Million Euros Over Privacy Tool
Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.42 million)fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices between 2021 and 2023 thanks to a privacy control tool.
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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Apple Loses German Antitrust Appeal, May Face Tougher Regulations
Apple lost an appeal on Tuesday against a regulatory assessment that opens the iPhone maker up to stricter controls in Germany, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday, following years of debate over the company's market position.
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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Apple, Meta Said to Face Modest Fines Over DMA Breaches in EU
Apple and Meta Platforms are set to face modest fines for allegedly breaching the DMA acts. The EU antitrust enforcer is focused on making sure the companies comply with the law rather than sanctioning them, the sources said, explaining the rationale for modest fines.
