EU fines Apple with € 500 million, Meta “gets rid of” only € 200 million

EU fines Apple with € 500 million, Meta "gets rid of" only € 200 million

The European Union fines Apple and META with breakthrough sums due to violations and refusal to implement some of the rules in the digital market act in force within the Union. Apple will bear a penalty of € 500 million while Mark Zuckerberg’s company will have to pay barely € 200 million. The fine aimed … Read more

DMA: EU Commission impose high punishments against Apple and Meta

DMA: EU Commission impose high punishments against Apple and Meta

According to the EU Commission, Apple has to pay a penalty of 500 million euros because it violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The procedure has been running since last year-since then, according to its own statements, the EU Commission has given several clear indications of how the company had to adjust its services in … Read more

Nude image filter and no live videos: Meta widet teen accounts

Nude image filter and no live videos: Meta widet teen accounts

Young people who use Instagram automatically end up in a teen account. This means that you can only use the photo and video platform to a limited extent. Meta explains that the process with which the young users had been transferred has now been completed. The teen accounts should now also move in on Facebook … Read more

Violations of EU rules: supposedly only low punishments for Apple and Meta

Violations of EU rules: supposedly only low punishments for Apple and Meta

Apple and Meta are the first penalties for alleged violations of the EU Act on Digital Markets (Digital Markets Act, DMA). Competitional authorities will instruct Apple to change certain app store rules and impose a “minimal” punishment against the group. The Financial Times reports on Friday People familiar with the decision. Meta must be “agreed … Read more