Apple Will Be The First Company To Be Fined For DMA Violations In The European Union

Apple will be fined by the European Commission (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA Apple will be the first company to be fined for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union. The company had to face fines for harming competition in the App Store.

According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is considered to have taken anti-direction measures by the European Commission. It is not yet known how much fine Apple will face. However, based on DMA rules, the company must be fined 10 to 20 percent of global revenue.

If calculated from Apple's revenue last year, the company could be fined up to 38 US dollars (Rp602 trillion). Reportedly, this fine will be announced in the near future before the Head of Competition Division Margrethe Vestager leaves his post.

Although this is the first time he has been fined for a DMA violation, this is not the first time Apple has dealt with stakeholders in the European Union. The reason is, Apple has been accused of violating alternative app stores or third app stores.

Not only that, Apple was also fined by the European Commission in March. The company had to pay $2 billion after Spotify filed a complaint regarding the app payment system to the European Commission.

The Commission decided that Apple had carried out illegal practices. The reason is, the company limits the ability of developers to direct users to make cheaper purchases outside the App Store.

Apple also dealt with the European Union last September over tax issues. The iPhone developer has been accused of avoiding tax payments for years and they have to pay a fine of 14.4 billion US dollars (Rp228 trillion).