EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming 

Investigation, launched following a complaint from Spotify, focused on a restriction that prevented developers from telling iPhone and iPad users about alternative ways of subscribing to their music streaming services, which bypass Apple.

Apple has been fined €1.8bn by the EU after an investigation into restrictions imposed by its App Store on music streaming providers such as Spotify.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, imposed the punishment after finding the iPhone maker had broken competition law by imposing curbs on app developers.