https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1764629512526925969The EU Commission says Apple violated antitrust regulations by unfairly favoring its own service. Apple claim Spotify is the biggest beneficiary of the ruling.
The European Union on Monday hit tech giant Apple with an antitrust fine worth €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion).
The statement said that the company had been unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over those of its rivals.
"The Commission found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app," the European Commission said in a statement.
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"This is illegal under EU antitrust rules."
Apple charges a 30% fee for sales made through apps in the iOS operating systems. It also prohibits apps within the operating system from providing links to external sign-up pages to bypass the fee.
