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Apple and Meta may face official EU charges for failing to allow marketplace competition

The first DMA findings hit Apple and Meta.

Despite its commitment to abide by the regulations by allowing for web-based app distribution, Apple simultaneously introduced what they call a " Core Technology Fee." The policy would require developers to pay a €0.50 fee for "every first annual install of their app over 1 million downloads," Mashable's Matt Binder reported. The DMA went into effect in March, followed immediately by an announcement that the EU was opening non-compliance investigations into Apple, Meta, and Google parent company Alphabet.

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