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EU DMA enforcement update: Commission fines Apple €500m and Meta €200m; Apple user choice probe closed; preliminary findings on Core Technology Fee; merger notifications and dates; Facebook Marketplace designation removed

Published on: 23 April 2025

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Digital Markets Act Commission fines Apple €500m for breaching DMA anti-steering obligation

The Commission has delivered an infringement decision and levied penalties amounting to €500m against Apple for violating its anti-steering duty under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Background

On 25 March 2024, the Commission launched a non-compliance inquiry into Apple’s App Store steering rules. Under the DMA, developers offering apps through Apple’s App Store must be able, at no cost, to tell customers about alternatives outside the App Store, guide them to those options, and permit purchases there.

Commission’s decision

The Commission determined that Apple did not meet this obligation. Owing to multiple constraints imposed by Apple, developers are prevented from fully leveraging alternative distribution routes beyond the App Store. Likewise, consumers are hindered from benefiting from alternative and lower-priced offers, as Apple restricts developers from directly informing users of such options. Apple failed to show that these limitations are objectively necessary and proportionate. Considering the seriousness and the length of the non-compliance, the Commission imposed fines totalling €500m...

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