Apple hit with €1.8 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming

Apple was already hit with a similar fine in France. ©Kathy Willens/Copyright 2020 The AP. All rights reserved.

US tech giant Apple has been ordered to pay a fine of €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users, the European Commission said today (4 March). The company applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from using cheaper music subscription services outside of the app, the investigation found.

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