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[🧊 In Case You Missed It]EU's Digital Hammer: Apple and Meta Fined €700M Under New Tech Rules

Big Tech’s EU honeymoon is over β€” and accountability just got expensive.

μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•©, λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯법 첫 μ§‘ν–‰μœΌλ‘œ Appleκ³Ό Meta에 7μ–΅ 유둜 κ³Όμ§•κΈˆ λΆ€κ³Ό
λΉ…ν…Œν¬μ˜ EU 면죄뢀 μ‹œλŒ€λŠ” 끝났닀. μ±…μž„μ—λŠ” 이제 가격이 λΆ™λŠ”λ‹€.

πŸ“Œ Context is King

On April 23, 2025, the European Commission imposed fines totaling €700 million on Apple (€500 million) and Meta (€200 million) for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This marks the first enforcement action under the DMA, which aims to ensure fair competition and prevent tech giants from abusing their market dominance.


2025λ…„ 4μ›” 23일, μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•© μ§‘ν–‰μœ„μ›νšŒλŠ” λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯법(DMA)을 μœ„λ°˜ν•œ 혐의둜 Apple에 5μ–΅ 유둜, Meta에 2μ–΅ 유둜의 κ³Όμ§•κΈˆμ„ λΆ€κ³Όν–ˆλ‹€. μ΄λŠ” DMA μ‹œν–‰ 이후 첫 번째 제재둜, λΉ…ν…Œν¬ κΈ°μ—…λ“€μ˜ μ‹œμž₯ μ§€λ°°λ ₯ λ‚¨μš©μ„ λ°©μ§€ν•˜κ³  κ³΅μ •ν•œ κ²½μŸμ„ μ΄‰μ§„ν•˜λ €λŠ” μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•©μ˜ κ°•κ²½ν•œ μž…μž₯을 보여쀀닀.

🧩 IYKYK(If you know, you know)

1. Digital Markets Act (DMA)
A regulatory framework by the EU to ensure fair competition in the digital market, targeting "gatekeeper" platforms.
β†’ μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•©μ΄ λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯μ—μ„œ κ³΅μ •ν•œ κ²½μŸμ„ 보μž₯ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ œμ •ν•œ 규제둜, 'κ²Œμ΄νŠΈν‚€νΌ' ν”Œλž«νΌμ„ λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œ 함

2. Anti-Steering Provisions
Rules preventing platforms from restricting developers from guiding users to alternative purchasing options.
β†’ ν”Œλž«νΌμ΄ κ°œλ°œμžκ°€ μ‚¬μš©μžλ₯Ό λŒ€μ²΄ ꡬ맀 μ˜΅μ…˜μœΌλ‘œ μœ λ„ν•˜λŠ” 것을 μ œν•œν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λ„둝 ν•˜λŠ” κ·œμ •

3. Consent or Pay Model
A business model where users must choose between consenting to data collection or paying for a service.
β†’ μ‚¬μš©μžκ°€ 데이터 μˆ˜μ§‘μ— λ™μ˜ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ μ„œλΉ„μŠ€λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ λΉ„μš©μ„ μ§€λΆˆν•΄μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ λͺ¨λΈ

🧠 In Focus

The fines highlight the EU’s commitment to curbing monopolistic behavior in digital markets. Apple was targeted for restricting developers from linking to external payment systems, while Meta was punished for its β€œconsent or pay” model that gave users a problematic choice: pay for privacy or give up their data.


이번 κ³Όμ§•κΈˆμ€ λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯μ—μ„œμ˜ 독점적 ν–‰νƒœλ₯Ό μ–΅μ œν•˜λ €λŠ” EU의 κ°•ν•œ 규제 μ˜μ§€λ₯Ό 보여쀀닀. Apple은 μ™ΈλΆ€ 결제 μ‹œμŠ€ν…œμœΌλ‘œ μ—°κ²°ν•˜λŠ” κΈ°λŠ₯을 막은 것이 λ¬Έμ œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆκ³ , MetaλŠ” μ‚¬μš©μžκ°€ κ°œμΈμ •λ³΄ 보호λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ λΉ„μš©μ„ μ§€λΆˆν•˜κ±°λ‚˜, κ·Έλ ‡μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ©΄ 데이터 μ œκ³΅μ— λ™μ˜ν•΄μ•Όλ§Œ ν•˜λŠ” 선택지λ₯Ό κ°•μš”ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” 이유둜 μ²˜λ²Œλ°›μ•˜λ‹€.

πŸ—£ How They Talk About It

πŸ“Œ "regulatory headwinds" β€œTech giants are facing regulatory headwinds in both the U.S. and Europe.” β€œλΉ…ν…Œν¬ 기업듀이 λ―Έκ΅­κ³Ό 유럽 λͺ¨λ‘μ—μ„œ 규제 역풍을 맞고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

πŸ“Œ "breaking up the monopolies" β€œIs the DMA finally breaking up the monopolies in digital ads?” β€œDMAκ°€ λ””μ§€ν„Έ κ΄‘κ³  μ‹œμž₯의 독점 ꡬ쑰λ₯Ό λ“œλ””μ–΄ 깨뜨리고 μžˆλŠ” κ±ΈκΉŒμš”?”

πŸ“Œ "link-out friction" β€œApple’s policies create link-out friction that deters users from finding cheaper options.” β€œμ• ν”Œμ˜ 정책은 μ™ΈλΆ€ 링크둜 λ‚˜κ°€λ €λŠ” μ‚¬μš©μžμ—κ²Œ λ§ˆμ°°μ„ μœ λ°œν•΄ μ €λ ΄ν•œ μ˜΅μ…˜ 탐색을 μ–΄λ ΅κ²Œ λ§Œλ“­λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

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πŸ“Œ "data-for-access trade-off" β€œMeta’s subscription plan forces a data-for-access trade-off on users.” β€œλ©”νƒ€μ˜ ꡬ독 λͺ¨λΈμ€ μ‚¬μš©μžμ—κ²Œ 데이터 제곡과 μ ‘κ·ΌκΆŒ μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ 거래λ₯Ό κ°•μš”ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

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πŸ“Œ "regulation-proof strategies" β€œCompanies are already crafting regulation-proof strategies to adapt.” β€œκΈ°μ—…듀은 이미 규제 νšŒν”Όν˜• μ „λž΅μ„ 짜기 μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

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πŸ“Œ "gatekeeper" platforms – μ‹œμž₯ 지배적 ν”Œλž«νΌ "The DMA targets gatekeeper platforms to ensure fair competition." "DMAλŠ” κ³΅μ •ν•œ κ²½μŸμ„ 보μž₯ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ‹œμž₯ 지배적 ν”Œλž«νΌμ„ λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œ ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€."​

🧭 Discourse Watch

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί EU

European regulators emphasize the importance of enforcing the DMA to maintain fair digital markets.
유럽 규제 당ꡭ은 λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯의 곡정성을 μœ μ§€ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ DMA μ§‘ν–‰μ˜ μ€‘μš”μ„±μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

Consumer advocacy groups support the fines, highlighting the need for user rights and data privacy.
μ†ŒλΉ„μž ꢌ읡 λ‹¨μ²΄λŠ” μ‚¬μš©μž κΆŒλ¦¬μ™€ 데이터 ν”„λΌμ΄λ²„μ‹œ 보호 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜λ©° 이번 κ³Όμ§•κΈˆ λΆ€κ³Όλ₯Ό ν™˜μ˜ν–ˆλ‹€.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ U.S.

The U.S. government criticized the fines as unfair targeting of American companies.
λ―Έκ΅­ μ •λΆ€λŠ” 이번 κ³Όμ§•κΈˆμ΄ 자ꡭ κΈ°μ—…λ§Œμ„ 겨λƒ₯ν•œ λΆ€λ‹Ήν•œ 쑰치라고 λ°˜λ°œν–ˆλ‹€.

Tech industry representatives express concerns about the implications for innovation and international trade.
기술 μ—…κ³„λŠ” 이번 μ‘°μΉ˜κ°€ ν˜μ‹ κ³Ό ꡭ제 무역에 λ―ΈμΉ  영ν–₯에 λŒ€ν•΄ 우렀λ₯Ό ν‘œλͺ…ν–ˆλ‹€.

🎬 Outro

The enforcement of the DMA marks a significant step in the EU’s digital strategy β€” one that could inspire similar regulations worldwide. The cost of doing tech in Europe just went up.


DMA의 본격적 집행은 EU λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ „λž΅μ˜ μ€‘λŒ€ν•œ 뢄기점이며, μ „ 세계 μœ μ‚¬ν•œ 규제 μ›€μ§μž„μ— λΆˆμ„ 뢙일 수 μžˆλ‹€. μœ λŸ½μ—μ„œ 기술 κΈ°μ—…μœΌλ‘œ μ‚΄μ•„λ‚¨λŠ” 데 ν•„μš”ν•œ β€˜λΉ„μš©β€™μ€ 더 λ†’μ•„μ‘Œλ‹€.

πŸ“… December 15, 2020 – The Digital Markets Act was first proposed by the European Commission
The legislation was introduced to level the playing field in digital markets and was officially adopted in November 2022.

πŸ“… 2020λ…„ 12μ›” 15일 – λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯법(DMA), μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•© μ§‘ν–‰μœ„ 졜초 발의
λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ‹œμž₯의 곡정 κ²½μŸμ„ λͺ©ν‘œλ‘œ μ œμ•ˆλœ 이 법은 2022λ…„ 11μ›” 곡식 μ±„νƒλ˜μ–΄ 2023λ…„λΆ€ν„° μ‹œν–‰λλ‹€.

🧾 Sources

  1. "Meta, Apple fined 700 million euros for violating EU antitrust rules" (Reuters, 2025)

  2. "EU hits Apple and Meta with hundreds of millions of dollars in new fines (CBS News, 2025)

  3. "Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act" (European Commission, 2025)​

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