According to three individuals with direct knowledge of the situation, Apple and Meta Platforms are expected to be charged for violating historic EU regulations intended to limit their influence prior to the summer.
According to the persons, Apple and Meta are priority issues for the European Commission, which launched investigations against the two businesses as well as Alphabet's Google in March under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
In order to comply with the DMA, Big Tech must create room for smaller competitors and facilitate users' switching between rival online services, such as social media sites, web browsers, and app stores.
Before the August summer vacation, EU authorities will release preliminary conclusions akin to antitrust charges; the first to be accused is Apple, followed by Meta, according to the sources.
Both Meta and the Commission declined to comment. Apple pointed to its statement from March, in which it declared that it was certain that its approach conforms with the DMA and that it is still in positive communication with the Commission.
Before a final judgement is anticipated before EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager leaves office in November, companies can provide remedies to address the issues outlined in the report. Remedies could include fines of up to 10% of a company's worldwide annual sales for violations.
The EU probe focuses on Apple's guiding guidelines, which authorities claim place restrictions on app developers' ability to notify consumers about free deals outside of the App Store, as well as the company's new levies for app developers.
The people said that EU regulators are expected to charge Apple related to this issue, adding that a second investigation focusing on its choice screen for its Safari web browser will probably take more time. Methane is a key component if we have any hope of reducing the damages from climate change over the next couple of decades.
According to the persons, Meta's newly implemented pay or consent strategy, in which users pay a monthly fee to access Facebook and Instagram ad-free, is the subject of the preliminary investigation.
The FT was the first to announce Apple's impending accusations from the EU.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
According to the persons, Apple and Meta are priority issues for the European Commission, which launched investigations against the two businesses as well as Alphabet's Google in March under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
In order to comply with the DMA, Big Tech must create room for smaller competitors and facilitate users' switching between rival online services, such as social media sites, web browsers, and app stores.
Before the August summer vacation, EU authorities will release preliminary conclusions akin to antitrust charges; the first to be accused is Apple, followed by Meta, according to the sources.
Both Meta and the Commission declined to comment. Apple pointed to its statement from March, in which it declared that it was certain that its approach conforms with the DMA and that it is still in positive communication with the Commission.
Before a final judgement is anticipated before EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager leaves office in November, companies can provide remedies to address the issues outlined in the report. Remedies could include fines of up to 10% of a company's worldwide annual sales for violations.
The EU probe focuses on Apple's guiding guidelines, which authorities claim place restrictions on app developers' ability to notify consumers about free deals outside of the App Store, as well as the company's new levies for app developers.
The people said that EU regulators are expected to charge Apple related to this issue, adding that a second investigation focusing on its choice screen for its Safari web browser will probably take more time. Methane is a key component if we have any hope of reducing the damages from climate change over the next couple of decades.
According to the persons, Meta's newly implemented pay or consent strategy, in which users pay a monthly fee to access Facebook and Instagram ad-free, is the subject of the preliminary investigation.
The FT was the first to announce Apple's impending accusations from the EU.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
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