A big blow to the US technology – nearly $ 800 million from EU fines against Apple and Meta – could be exactly what the industry needs to get EU digital competition legislation on Donald Trump’s radar.

Technology lobbyists have long wanted Washington to react dynamically In practice for EU Digital Services (DMA), a bunch of antitrust rules that lobbyists argue that it is unjustly targeting US technology companies.

On Wednesday the first sanctions: 500 million euro against her Apple and 200 million euro against her Metaalong with significant requirements for the two companies to change their business practices.

A few hours after the announcement of sanctions, the Meta lobbyists and top technology groups launched a fines attacking them, calling them “duties“, Probably to pull the Trump’s attention.

In a statement on Wednesday, Joel Kaplan, head of META’s global affairs, said the EU’s 200m fine – along with the required changes to the advertising model ‘Essentially imposes a duty of many billions of dollars in Metawhile obliging us to offer a lower service. “

EU fines mark a ‘escalation“In the transatlantic trade dispute, said Kay Hazemi-Jebelli, a senior director for Europe in the Chamber of Progress technology pressure team, which is partially funded by Apple.

The Trump government seems to be ready to sting the bait: In a statement to Politico, National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes described fines against Apple and Meta ‘New form of economic blackmail’ where “It will not be tolerated by the United States.”

“Regulations aimed and undermining US companies, stifling innovation and allow censorship, they will be recognized as obstacles to trade and as a direct threat to free civil society,”, ” Hughes said, asking to end the “EU Death Regulator”.

Her relationships industry with Trump is confused. While the leading CEO of Technology have been publicly reconciled with the government – and in some cases have been directly addressed to the President – the Trump government continues to promotes antitrust cases against Meta, Apple and other technological giants.

“For Trump, everything has to do with what is in his interest”, said Katie Harbath, a former Meta Public Policy Director. “All of these companies are just trying to do everything they can at the edges to somehow influence him.”

Asked if Meta wanted Trump to target DMA In the upcoming trade negotiations, company spokesman Andy Stone did not comment on anything, but pointed out a report published last month by the US Commercial Representative, which characterized the law non -tariff commercial barrier.

He also pointed out Kaplan’s claim in February that Meta ‘Won’t hesitate’ to Asked by the Trump government to defend the technological Sector over EU rules.

Harbath stated that the EU may need to target additional technology companiesperhaps with higher penalties, before Trump threatens the block -specified Digital Services (DMA).

“I think you will need to be done more”, said. Harbath, however, estimates that the White House will not pay attention to the EU attacking companies such as X – the social networking platform owned by Ilon Musk, which has shown DMA fines.