Apple and Meta Hit With EU Fines, Ordered to Improve Consumer Choice

The EU's Big Tech crackdown began in earnest on Wednesday, as the European Commission issued the first fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a piece of regulation designed to keep the major players in the tech world from abusing their dominant position in the industry.Apple's fine, the bigger of the two, totals 500 million euros ($570M), and follows an investigation into whether the company has been preventing customers from viewing and accessing offers that could save them money -- cheaper streaming s ...