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# Apple formally appeals EUR 500 million EU Digital Markets Act fine
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-07-apple-appeals-dma-fine/
- Published: 2025-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:00:32.000Z
- Description: Apple formally appealed the European Commission's EUR 500 million Digital Markets Act fine over App Store anti-steering rules, calling the penalty "unprecedented" and the Commission's conduct overreach.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #abroad, #editor-read

Reported Abroad Editor-read [9to5Mac, 7 July 2025](https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/07/apple-formally-appeals-e500-million-dma-fine-in-the-eu/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not determine whether the court will uphold, reduce or annul the Commission's fine.

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**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)