Apple on Monday filed an appeal challenging the European Union’s “unprecedented” $586 million fine that targets the U.S. tech company for allegedly violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
“Today we filed our appeal because we believe the European Commission’s decision—and their unprecedented fine—go far beyond what the law requires,” Apple said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner. “As our appeal will show, the EC is mandating how we run our store and forcing business terms which are confusing for developers and bad for users. We implemented this to avoid punitive daily fines and will share the facts with the Court.”
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