Violations of digital law: EU probably wants to impose penalties against Apple and Meta

Apple restricts alternative app stores and Meta violates data protection regulations. This has been a thorn in the eyes of the European Union for some time now. That is why the European Commission wants to impose penalties tomorrow.

The EU Commission will apparently impose penalties under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for the first time on Wednesday. Apple and Instagram operator Meta are affected, reports the “Handelsblatt” (Wednesday edition), citing Commission circles. The decisions therefore involve central DMA rules: According to the Commission, Apple is hindering competition by restricting alternative app stores. Meta prevented its users from objecting to the transfer …

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