"EU Launches Investigations into Big Tech for Non-Compliance and Anti-Steering Practices"
The European Commission has launched non-compliance investigations into Apple, Meta, and Alphabet under the new Digital Markets Act, focusing on issues such as app store restrictions, search result self-preferencing, and user consent models. If found guilty, the companies could face fines of up to 10% of their annual global revenue. This move follows previous antitrust penalties imposed by the EU on Apple and Google, and comes amid increased scrutiny of Big Tech in both the EU and the U.S.