Next month, the European Union will determine whether Apple and Meta are complying with the rules of digital markets laws.
EU competition chief Teresa Ribera said the EU would not change its position on the investigation into US companies, despite heightened tensions with the US over the election of Donald Trump, according to an article on the website "gsmarena" consulted by "Arabia Business".
The EU has put in place the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act to protect its citizens against abuses of dominant positions by certain technology companies, mainly targeting large US companies, such as "Meta", "Amazon", "Alphabet" and "X".
Ribera said that the European Union must remain faithful to its fundamental principles and cannot be guided solely by considerations related to human rights, European unity, democracy and values.
She also criticized the Trump administration for criticizing the European Union for its many rules, saying Trump views such actions against American companies as a form of taxation.
Teresa Ribera has the power to approve or block mergers worth billions of euros and impose heavy fines.
Apple has already been forced to accept third-party app stores on iOS, while Meta is under pressure to favor Marketplace over Facebook rather than allow fair competition with other classifieds services.
The X platform, belonging to Elon Musk, close to Trump, is also under investigation.
However, the Commissioner clarified that it was not a question of who owns the companies, but rather of compliance with EU rules on illegal content.
