Apple’s relationship with French authorities has been strained. In 2020, the country’s competition commission imposed a $1.2 billion punishment (now reduced to $364.6 million) for suspected antitrust violations in its distribution network. That same year, the business was fined $27.3 million for iPhone performance throttling. While the French government backed Apple’s iOS 14 anti-tracking safeguards in the face of business criticism, it’s clear that the brand is still being scrutinised.
