Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The EU is set to impose minimal fines on Apple and Facebook owner Meta next week under its Digital Markets Act, as Brussels seeks to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump. According to people familiar with the decisions, the iPhone-maker is expected to be fined and ordered to revise its App Store rules, following an investigation into whether they prevent app developers from sending consumers to offers outside its platform. Regulators will also close another investigation into Apple, which was focused on the company\u2019s design of its web browser choice screen without any further sanctions.Meta will also be fined and be ordered to change its \u201cpay or consent\u201d model which forces users to either consent to data tracking or pay a subscription fee for an ad-free experience of its products.Under the DMA, companies can face penalties of up to 10 per cent of their global turnover, which could result in billions of dollars for both companies.\u00a0But the European Commission is aiming for fines that fall far below that threshold, three officials said, as the bloc\u2019s digital rule book is relatively new and the decisions could still be challenged in court. The moves come as Brussels attempts to enforce the DMA, which was designed to curb tech giants\u2019 dominance of the digital marketplace, while avoiding a direct clash with Washington. The focus of the new commission, which took office in December, is also more on the compliance of Big Tech companies with the law than on potential high fines in the billions of Euros, officials said.Brussels regulators are set to drop a case about whether Apple\u2019s operating system discourages users from switching browsers or search engines, after Apple made a series of changes in an effort to comply with the bloc\u2019s rules. Levying any form of fines on American tech companies risks a backlash, however, as Trump has directly attacked EU penalties on American companies calling them a \u201cform of taxation,\u201d while comparing fines on tech companies with \u201coverseas extortion.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis is a crucial test for the Commission,\u201d a person from one of the affected companies said. \u201cFurther targeting US tech firms will heighten transatlantic tensions and provoke retaliatory actions and, ultimately, it\u2019s Member States and European businesses that will bear the cost.\u201dThe US president has warned of imposing tariffs on countries that levy digital services taxes against American companies. According to a memo released last month, Trump said he would look into taxes and regulations or policies that \u201cinhibit the growth\u201d of American corporations operating abroad.\u00a0Meta has previously said that its changes \u201cmeet EU regulator demands and go beyond what\u2019s required by EU law\u201d.The planned decisions, which the officials said could still change before they are made public, is set to be presented to representatives of the EU\u2019s 27 member states on Friday. An announcement on the fines is set for next week, although that timing could also still change.The commission declined to comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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