Apple makes history as the first company charged with violating EU’s DMA rules

Apple is the first company charged with violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules. This landmark event is a significant development in the ongoing efforts to regulate digital markets and ensure fair competition within the EU. The DMA, which came into force in March 2023, aims to curb the market dominance of big tech companies, ensuring that smaller businesses have the opportunity to compete fairly. Apple’s alleged violations of these rules highlight the ongoing challenges in achieving these goals.

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission EU Fit for Digital Age and Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has shared the news with the following words on X:

Today we open a new case + we adopt preliminary findings against @Apple under the DMA.