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The EU has fined Apple<\/a> \u20ac1.8bn for stifling music streaming rivals \u2014 the first penalty that the bloc has imposed on the tech giant.<\/p>\n

Antitrust regulators intervened following a complaint made by Spotify<\/a> back in 2019. The Swedish streaming giant argued that Apple\u2019s App Store<\/a> rules harmed consumer choice and broke competition law. After a lengthy investigation, the EU took Spotify\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

The union announced on Monday that Apple had unfairly stropped developers from informing iOS users about cheaper music subscription services available outside the App Store. Known as \u201canti-steering\u201d provisions, these restrictions are illegal under antitrust rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor a decade, Apple abused its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps through the App Store,\u201d said Margrethe Vestager, the union\u2019s competition chief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>They did so by restricting developers from informing consumers about alternative, cheaper music services available outside of the Apple ecosystem. This is illegal under EU antitrust rules, so today we have fined Apple over \u20ac1.8 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eye-popping sum is the third-bigger antitrust penalty ever imposed by the European Commission, the EU\u2019s executive branch. It\u2019s also far bigger than reports had predicted. Citing multiple sources, both the Financial Times and Reuters had expected a fine of around \u20ac500mn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the financial penalty, the commission has ordered Apple to allow other music streaming services to advertise cheaper deals outside of the App Store.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s intervention, however, will not bring an end to the dispute. Apple has already pledged to appeal against the decision.<\/p>\n

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