Apple and Meta hit out at EU over fines

Apple was fined €500m on Wednesday and Meta €200m, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech

Apple's campus in Cork and the Meta office in Dublin.

Meta and Apple have strongly criticised European Commission fines for breaching the EU’s digital competition rules, with the Facebook-owner's Ireland head in Ireland saying it sends out the signal that Europe is closed for business.

The sanctions follow a year-long investigation by the European Commission into whether the companies comply with the Digital Markets Act that seeks to allow smaller rivals into markets dominated by big tech.