Apple, Meta Face Modest Fines as EU Seeks to Avoid US Spat (1)

Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are set to be hit by fines under the European Union’s Big Tech competition rulebook toward the end of next week, with the iPhone maker facing the added threat of recurring penalties under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

EU regulators will likely dole out relatively modest fines against the two American tech firms when compared to antitrust penalties of the past, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move is seen as an attempt to enforce the EU’s digital rules while avoiding inflaming tensions with US President Donald Trump, who ...