The European Commission has preliminarily found that the 'addictive' design of Instagram and Facebook breaches the Digital Services Act, demanding structural changes and threatening fines of up to 6% of Meta's global turnover.
Apple has filed suit in California accusing OpenAI and hardware startup io of stealing its trade secrets to build consumer devices, a striking rupture with the company it partnered with in 2024.
The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg dismissed Apple's challenge to its 'gatekeeper' designation under the Digital Markets Act on 8 July 2026, confirming that the App Store and iOS remain bound by the bloc's rules for Big Tech. Complaints over iMessage were ruled inadmissible. Apple may appeal to the Court of Justice.
The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 2 July 2026 dismissed Google and Alphabet's final appeal in the Android antitrust case, confirming a €4.125 billion fine — the largest ever upheld by the EU's highest court. The judgment ends a saga that began with the European Commission's 2018 decision and cements Brussels' most consequential victory in its decade-long campaign against Big Tech.
Europe's top court is due to hand down its unappealable judgment on the record €4.125 billion fine imposed on Google for abusing the dominance of Android. The ruling caps a case that began in 2018 and will set the ceiling for classic EU tech-antitrust enforcement as the Digital Markets Act takes over.