Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.9-billion) fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 5, 2023. Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday.The iPhone maker filed an appeal with the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg on May 16, the court told AFP.
The European Commission, the EU’s powerful competition regulator, hit Apple with the fine in March in a long-running saga dating back to a 2020 investigation launched after a complaint by Swedish streaming giant Spotify.The commission said Apple prevented app developers from informing iOS operating system users about cheaper music subscription services available outside the App Store.
A commission spokesperson would not comment on Apple’s appeal, but said Brussels “stands ready to defend all its decisions in court”.The two have butted heads in the EU courts over a 13-billion-euro order on Apple to pay Ireland in back taxes. The case is currently at the bloc’s highest court where the commission is appealing against a 2020 decision that annulled the order for Apple to repay the money.While Brussels says its Digital Markets Act will lead to fairer competition, Apple has criticised the law, saying it risks endangering users’ privacy and security.
The DMA targets the world’s biggest tech companies like Apple but also other firms including Meta and Microsoft, all of which must adhere to a list of obligations.
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