Apple and Meta fined a combined £600m for breaching EU competition rules

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The European Commission has fined Apple 500 million euros (£428.5 million) and Meta 200 million euros (£171.4 million) for breaches of the EU’s digital competition rules.

Apple’s fine is for preventing app developers from pointing users to cheaper options outside the App Store.