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US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta 'economic extortion'

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh
Meta logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple and Meta Platforms by the European Union were a "novel form of economic extortion" that the United States will not tolerate.

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