EU denies pausing action against Apple and others ahead of new US presidency<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p>The European Union has denied a report that it has paused action against <a href="
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<p>The report claims that the EU is “reassessing” <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/antitrust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">antitrust[/url] investigations of Apple, <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/meta/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meta[/url], and <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/google/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google[/url] and that all decisions and fines will be paused until this process is complete … </p>
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EU denies pausing action against Apple and others ahead of new US presidency