BRUSSELS, Mar. 4 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The European Commission announced this Monday a fine of 1.8 billion euros to Apple for abuse of position in the distribution of streaming music for the way in which it prevents platforms such as Spotify from informing iPhone or iPad users of ways to subscription alternatives to direct access from the online store that the multinational installs on its devices, the App Store.

"For decades, Apple abused its dominant position in the music streaming market through its App Store," warned the vice president of the Community Executive responsible for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, at a press conference to announce the sanction. .

The Danish politician has insisted that preventing developers from informing consumers about "alternative and cheaper offers available outside the Apple ecosystem" is not only "illegal" but had an impact on "millions of European consumers" who did not They were able to "freely choose" which services to hire.

The case dates back to 2022, when Brussels accused the company of acting as a "gatekeeper" of access to applications and abusing a dominant position in the streaming music distribution market.