The European Union has launched investigations into Apple, Google and Facebook parent Meta on suspicion that they are failing to comply with a new landmark European law designed to promote competition in digital services...

The three tech giants are being investigated over concerns they have failed to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act...

Apple Meta Platforms, and Alphabet are being scrutinized by the European Union under a new law that can see anticompetitive behavior met with fines of 10% of global revenue. The European Commission, the executive wing of the European Union, opened noncompliance investigations against Apple Meta and Alphabet on Monday under the Digital Markets Act. Investigations specifically target whether Apple and Alphabet “steer” customers on the App Store and Google Play, as well as Meta’s “pay or consent model,” the Commission said...

Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, potentially leading to hefty fines for the companies. The European Commission said it suspects that the measures put in place by these gatekeepers fall short of effective compliance under the act, confirming a Reuters story. The EU competition enforcer will investigate Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta's 'pay or consent model'...

Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, potentially leading to hefty fines for the companies. The European Commission said it suspects that the measures put in place by these gatekeepers fall short of effective compliance under the act, confirming a Reuters story. The EU competition enforcer will investigate Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta's 'pay or consent model'...

The investigations add to regulatory headaches for U.S. tech companies under growing scrutiny worldwide...

European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital Markets Act that took effect earlier this month is a broad rulebook that targets Big Tech “gatekeeper” companies providing “core platform services.”...