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The decisions adopted today find that both Apple and Meta have taken away this free choice from their users and are required to change their behavior,
Today's announcements are yet another example of the European Commission unfairly targeting Apple in a series of decisions that are bad for the privacy and security of our users, bad for products, and force us to give away our technology for free,
This isn't just about a fine; the Commission forcing us to change our business model effectively imposes a multi-billion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service,
said Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Trump ally The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards,
Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, said in a statement Apple and Meta have fallen short of compliance with the D.M.A. by implementing measures that reinforce the dependence of business users and consumers on their platforms,
Teresa Ribera, the executive vice president of the European Commission, who is overseeing application of the law Consumers cannot fully benefit from alternative and cheaper offers as Apple prevents app developers from directly informing consumers of such offers,
the regulators said on Wednesday We have taken firm but balanced enforcement action against both companies, based on clear and predictable rules,