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 has imposed limited fines on Apple and Facebook owner Meta under its Digital Markets Act, as Brussels seeks to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump.On Wednesday, regulators fined the iPhone maker \u20ac500mn and ordered it to revise its App Store rules within two months, following an investigation into whether they prevent app developers from sending consumers to offers outside its platform.The EU also imposed a fine of \u20ac200mn on Meta and said the tech group must 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.\u00a0Under the DMA, companies can face penalties of up to 10 per cent of their global turnover, which could have resulted in billions of euros for both companies. But Brussels has opted for fines that fall far below that threshold as it 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 new European Commission, which took office in December, is also more focused on the compliance of tech companies with the law than on potential high fines, according to officials.\u201cWe have taken firm but balanced enforcement action against both companies, based on clear and predictable rules,\u201d said Teresa Ribera, the EU\u2019s competition chief. \u201cAll companies operating in the EU must follow our laws and respect European values.\u201dThe new fines follow a 90-day pause of Trump\u2019s so-called reciprocal tariff scheme, as the US president seeks to find a deal with the EU amid escalating tensions. This month, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned that it could hit US services exports, including Big Tech\u2019s operations in Europe, in retaliation for US tariffs.The EU\u2019s rules on Big Tech are a big flashpoint between Brussels and Trump, who has previously compared the EU\u2019s fines with \u201coverseas extortion\u201d and called them a \u201cform of taxation\u201d.\u00a0On Wednesday, the commission also announced it was closing two other investigations into Apple and Meta without any further sanctions. But Brussels said it would look more closely into Apple\u2019s contract terms, which could result in fines at a later stage of the process. In preliminary findings, the commission found that Apple does not allow third-party app stores on its iOS operating system or for apps to be downloaded to iPhones directly from the web.Apple said it would appeal and called the announcements \u201cyet another example of the European Commission unfairly targeting Apple in a series of decisions that are bad for the privacy and security of our users, bad for products and force us to give away our technology for free\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Meta said the commission was attempting to \u201chandicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards\u201d.\u201cThe commission forcing us to change our business model effectively imposes a multibillion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service,\u201d said Joel Kaplan, Meta\u2019s chief lobbyist. While the fines imposed on Meta and Google are minimal, officials said there is still nervousness about how Trump will react. In two months, the commission will have to decide again whether the companies have done enough to comply with the law, or whether to impose periodic penalties on them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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