Under appealfine · DMA
Apple's €500M DMA fine over App Store steering
€500M
≈ $540M at the time
European Commission
EU · 2025
Status: Under appeal
What happened
In the first Digital Markets Act fine against Apple, the Commission found that Apple prevented developers from freely informing users about, and directing them to, cheaper purchasing options outside the App Store.
How it affected users
Users were denied information about cheaper ways to buy apps and content.
Status timeline
Apr 23, 2025
Penalty announced.
Sources
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Apple's €500M DMA fine over App Store steering," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2025-04-23. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/apple-eu-dma-appstore-2025/