EU Launches Antitrust Investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta Over Potential Violations of Digital Markets Act

• EU antitrust regulators are investigating Apple, Google, and Meta for potential violations of the Digital Markets Act, which aims to promote competition.

• Violations could result in fines up to 10% of global annual turnover. The investigations focus on steering rules and self-preferencing.

• Apple is under investigation for App Store steering rules and Safari browser choice screen.

• Google is under investigation for Google Play Store steering rules and self-preferencing in Google Search.

• Meta is under investigation for its "pay or consent model" for data collection.