White House slams EU fine on Apple’s practices

April 24, 2025, 8:20 am

U.S. officials decried the European Commission’s $570 million fine on Apple, dismissing it as economic extortion aimed squarely at American innovation. The White House warned that extraterritorial regulations undermining U.S. companies will not be tolerated in a climate of rising transatlantic tech tensions.


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bgr.com / US criticizes EU over Apple and Meta fines, questions DMA enforcement

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macrumors.com / White House Hits Back at Apple's Massive EU Fine

Apple's $570 million fine from the EU has triggered a sharp rebuke from the White House, which called the fine a form of economic extortion, Reuters reports. The fine was announced on Wednesday by the European Commission, following a formal investigation into Apple's compliance with the bloc's...

appleinsider.com / US will not tolerate EU fine against Apple, says White House

The White House has described the European Union's fining of Apple and Meta as extortion and called the Digital Markets Act discriminatory.The White House — image credit: White HouseWhen the EU fined Apple $570 million for alleged non-compliance with its Digital Markets Act (DMA), it came after...


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