Spotify gets Apple fined over half a billion dollars in Europe

Apple’s challenges with regulators in the EU continue as the firm is now potentially on the hook for a 500 million euro or roughly $539 million fine. Regulators have imposed this penalty following a complaint from Spotify alleging that Apple has policies in place that don’t allow iPhone apps from telling users that there are […]

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Apple to Be Fined Over $500 Million in EU Music Streaming Probe

Apple is set to be hit with a €500 million ($538 million) fine for allegedly breaking EU law over access to music streaming services, according to a Financial Times report. The focus of the European Commission’s investigation has been Apple’s policy of preventing streaming music apps from informing iPhone and iPad users within the app […]

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Broadcom caught doing unfair business practices against Samsung, fined $14.3 million

The South Korean antitrust regulator has slapped a KRW 19.1 billion (around $14.3 million) fine on Broadcom, the famous US-based multinational chip company. According to a Korea Times report, after a four-year investigation, the South Korean regulator found that Broadcom has been following unfair business practices against Samsung Electronics. Broadcom used its market-dominant position and […]

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Dell Australia fined a whopping $6.5 million for placebo discounts on monitors

What you need to know The Federal court charged Dell Australia with a $6.5 million fine after being found guilty of providing misleading pricing information and discounts. Dell admitted to the allegations and cited that over 5,300 units have been sold using the ploy. The company was ordered to reimburse and issue corrective notices to […]

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Facebook Fined Record $1.3 Billion Over EU User Data Transfers to the US

Facebook owner Meta has been hit with a record $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) fine by European Union regulators for mishandling user information, and has been ordered to suspend the transfer of data from users in the EU to the United States. The fine was issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, which regulates Facebook across the […]

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Samsung Australia fined AUD 14M over misleading water resistance ads

Back in 2019, Samsung Australia was taken to court by the The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over misleading water resistance advertisement of its phones. The Korean tech giant repeatedly advertised several of its Galaxy S, Galaxy A and Galaxy Note phones as being suitable to use in pool and sea water in its […]

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Samsung fined $9.7 million over misleading water-resistance claims

Well, the latest reports don’t seem to be good for Samsung’s marketing team, as Samsung Australia has been fined a penalty of A$14 million ($9.65 million) over misleading water resistance claims in its Galaxy smartphones. A good number of Samsung phones are touted to be water-resistant, and it is claimed that these Galaxy phones could be […]

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Apple Fined €5 Million for Ninth Time in the Netherlands Over Third-Party In-App Payment Systems

Apple has been hit with its ninth €5 million ($5.5 million) fine in the Netherlands for ostensibly continuing to insufficiently meet new requirements regarding alternative payment systems for dating apps, Reuters reports. The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said that Apple had sent it “new proposals” on Monday in an attempt to resolve […]

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Apple Fined Another €5 Million Over Dating Apps as Dutch Regulators Say Apple Has ‘Refused to Put Forward Any Serious Proposals’

Dutch regulators have levied another fine of €5 million against Apple in a continued dispute over alternative payment systems for dating apps. Apple’s total fines have now reached €25 million as regulators assess weekly fines up to a total of €50 million or until Apple satisfies the regulatory requirements. In a statement shared with TechCrunch, […]

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