EU: Apple & Meta fined totalling EUR700m by European Commission under Digital Markets Act for steering terms in App Store & "pay or consent" advertising model; incl. cos. comments
摘要
日期: 2025年4月23日
地點: 比利時
企業
Meta (formerly Facebook) - Other Value Chain Entity受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
Public: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
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後續行動: The fine against Meta is an attempt “to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards," said Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2025年4月23日
地點: 比利時
企業
Apple - Other Value Chain Entity受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
Public: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
訊息獲取 , Access to Justice & Legal Protection回應
已邀請回應：是，由Journalist
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後續行動: EDRi expresses concerns with the "low fines", which it describes as a "pittance" for Apple. An Apple representative said the Commission was "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." The company intends to appeal the decision.
資訊來源: News outlet
“Apple and Meta slapped with EU fines”
…The European Commission imposed fines on American big tech juggernauts Apple and Meta on Wednesday…
The fines, which totalled €700 million, are the first to be issued under the EU's Digital Markets Act…
Apple has been fined €500 million over the "steering terms" in its App Store that fail to direct users to offers in other app marketplaces, the Commission said, after it issued a non-compliance finding in March last year.
An Apple representative said the Commission was "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." The company intends to appeal the decision.
Meta has been fined €200 million for its "pay or consent" advertising model for EU users, which it first used on Facebook and Instagram in November 2023.
The Commission issued a non-compliance finding against Meta's advertising model in March last year, on the grounds that it forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data…
The fine against Meta is an attempt “to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards," said Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer…