The European Commission - the EU's enforcement agency - has announced a fine of 500 million euros (about 570 million USD) for Apple and 200 million euros (about 227 million USD) for Meta.
These are the first sanctions to be implemented under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new law aimed at controlling the influence of large technology corporations in the digital environment, Reuters reported.
According to the US government, the DMA law is discriminatory, especially when it directly targets US technology companies. The investigations led to a one-year ban by the European Commission to determine whether Apple and Meta complied with DMA regulations. The goal of the law is to expand competition opportunities for smaller enterprises in markets dominated by technology giants.
The White House spokesperson said: "We consider this a new form of economic blackmail and will not be tolerated by the US. Offsideral regulations target and weaken US businesses, deter innovation and support censorship all of which would be seen as trade barriers and a direct threat to a free civil society.
This new development is expected to increase tensions between the EU and the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that have sanctioned US companies. In the context of sensitive geopolitics and trade, the White House's response clearly shows opposition to the EU's new approach to the technology sector.
The targeting of corporations such as Apple and Meta due to tighter regulations from Europe is raising concerns in Washington, which believes this is not only a legal issue, but also a strategic and commercial one. With the US's tough stance, the possibility of further dispute between the two sides over how to manage large technology corporations is inevitable in the coming time.
