The White House has described the European Union's fining of Apple and Meta as extortion and called the Digital Markets Act discriminatory.The White House — image credit: White HouseWhen the
The White House has described the European Union's fining of Apple and Meta as extortion and called the Digital Markets Act discriminatory.

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The White House — image credit: White House

When the EU fined Apple $570 million for alleged non-compliance with its Digital Markets Act (DMA), it came after reports the Union was delaying its fines in order to appease Trump. It was also reported that the amount of the fine was far lower than the DMA allows, for the same reason.

It does not appear to have worked, however. Trump has yet to comment beyond his 2024 remarks about not letting the EU take advantage of US companies.


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