Recently, the EU imposed big fines on Apple and Meta, two of the leading US big tech companies. Apple was the hardest hit with a €500 million fine. Meta, on the other hand, got a €200 million one. The sanctions come in response to certain business practices at both firms.

Large EU fines on Meta and Apple for breaking competition rules amount to “economic extortion,” the White House said, urging an end to “malicious” European regulations targeting US tech giants. The European Commission on Wednesday fined Apple 500 million euros ($570 million) after concluding the company prevented developers from steering customers outside its App Store to access cheaper deals.

The US criticized the EU fines on Apple and Meta, calling them “economic extortion." It also attacked the DMA legislation.