The Digital Markets Act is working: Apple received a fine of 500 million and Meta received a fine of 200 million for treating Europeans like commodities.

Omissions

• The currency is Euros (€), not specified in the claim
• The fines were imposed on 23 April 2025
• The specific violations were: Apple for anti-steering obligations in the App Store, and Meta for its pay-or-consent model without providing a less personalized but equivalent alternative
• The phrase 'treating Europeans like commodities' is a subjective characterization of the violations rather than the official legal terminology

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission Press Release IP/25/1085Apple fined €500 million and Meta fined €200 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
• PrimaryEuropean Commission Digital StrategyCommission fined Apple €500 million and Meta €200 million respectively for DMA breaches