Under appealfine · Antitrust (Art. 102 TFEU)
Apple fined €1.84B over music-streaming anti-steering
€1.8B
≈ $2B at the time
European Commission
EU · 2024
Status: Under appeal
What happened
Following a Spotify complaint, the Commission found that Apple banned music apps from telling iPhone users about cheaper subscription options available outside the App Store.
How it affected users
iOS users paid more for music subscriptions, or were kept unaware of cheaper alternatives, for nearly a decade.
Status timeline
Mar 4, 2024
Penalty announced.
Sources
Last verified 2026-07-02. Spotted an error? Report a correction.
Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Apple fined €1.84B over music-streaming anti-steering," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2024-03-04. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/apple-eu-music-antisteering-2024/