Nigeria, April 23 -- The European Union fined Apple and Meta a total of 700 million euros for breaking new digital competition rules.

Apple received the larger portion-500 million euros-for stopping app developers from guiding customers to cheaper offers outside its App Store.

Meta was fined 200 million euros for a system on Facebook and Instagram that left users with limited control over how their personal data is used.

The fines are the first under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law introduced last year to make sure big tech companies follow fair competition practices in the EU.

These penalties come at a time when tensions between the EU and the United States are already running high, especially with President Donald Trump back in...