Apple on Collision Course With EU as New Digital Law Kicks In

Apple Inc.’s troubles in the European Union are just beginning, even after it was hit with the third largest antitrust fine ever doled out by the bloc.

This Thursday, the EU is betting that a new sweeping law will rein in the excesses of Apple and some of the world’s most dominant tech firms after decades of market dominance that the bloc struggled to contain.

The Digital Markets Act will force the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google Search, Apple’s App Store, Amazon.com Inc.’s marketplace and Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook to heed a strict list of do’s ...