Digital Markets Act

Rubio targets foreign nationals who he alleges police Americans’ social media posts
He called out Europe over speech crackdowns and pressures on U.S. tech platforms.

Sex toy vendor complains to EU about Google search rules

How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue

Apple to appeal €500M digital fine over EU’s silence in compliance talks

How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days

Microsoft would push back against Trump order to suspend European cloud operations
After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in
Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules?
Apple’s EU fight is transatlantic tension in a nutshell
The tech giant was hit by another European fine. It’s just the latest chapter in the battle over digital regulation ― and maybe a whole lot more.
Time was right for US Big Tech penalties, EU competition chief says
The European Commission has been accused of dragging its feet to avoid inflaming Donald Trump’s trade war.
The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?
As digital enforcement kicks in, a high-profile investigation into Elon Musk’s X is still open.
Socialists urge EU tech chief to deliver results in blockbuster US tech probes
European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is facing growing pressure to wrap up investigations into TikTok, Meta and X.
Meta labels EU digital fines a ‘tariff’ on American firms
“The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses,” blasts top US lobbyist.
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO
The European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without fear, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Big Tech fines just got political, whether the Commission likes it or not
By delaying expected announcements on fining Apple and Meta, the bloc’s Digital Markets Act is being dragged into the global trade war.
Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?
It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.
Top EU official downplays expectations over Apple, Meta digital fines
The bloc’s Digital Markets Act is about compliance, not fines, says Olivier Guersent.
Trump’s antitrust agency chief blasts EU digital rules as ‘taxes on American firms’
The EU is set to fine Apple and Meta for rule breaches in the coming days.
EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.
EU set to fine Apple and Meta amid escalating trade war
The Commission’s first fines under its Digital Markets Act are expected this week.
Belgian FM: EU should fight fire with fire in Trump’s trade war
Targeting Big Tech could be among the EU’s options to hit Washington where it hurts, Belgium’s foreign minister says.
EU throws down gauntlet to Trump with Apple, Google rulings
U.S. tech giants must overhaul key products, the European Commission rules.
EU risks more Trump tariffs in looming Big Tech crackdown
A series of decisions against Apple, Meta and Google could open up a new front in the EU-U.S. trade war.
EU justice chief goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up
Tech regulation could be the next point of contention between the new U.S. administration and the EU.
EU tech chiefs say they don’t target US tech
The European Commission pushes back on U.S. criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.
EU lawmakers try to counter tech bros’ Washington lobbying
Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
Don’t go soft on US Big Tech, European Parliament urges
Resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants, lawmakers tell Commission.
Apple faces EU order to open up to rival devices and software
EU looks to ensure Apple devices connect smoothly with accessories and to curb how far it can block rivals’ software access.
Brussels fines Facebook parent company €800M
EU targets Meta with antitrust penalty for pushing classified ads service.