Overview

• The European Commission confirmed it will announce antitrust decisions on Meta and Apple in March, rejecting U.S. pressure to delay enforcement.
• Meta and Apple face allegations of violating the EU's Digital Markets Act, with potential fines reaching up to 10% of global annual revenue for first-time violations.
• Meta has signaled it will seek support from President Donald Trump if it perceives EU actions as discriminatory, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and policy chief Joel Kaplan vocalizing this stance.
• The EU maintains that its regulations apply equally to all companies, regardless of origin, countering claims of bias from U.S. firms and the Trump administration.
• The Commission has shown some regulatory flexibility in other areas, such as AI oversight, but insists this is unrelated to external pressure from the U.S.