BritishDigital Markets, Competition and Consumer ActFollowing the example of the European Union"Digital Market Law"Case" (DMA). However, unlike the EU, the UK decided to ignore companies such as Amazon and Microsoft and only target Apple and Google.Although the UK has officially begun negotiations on US tariffs, some details will not be finalized until Trump visits the UK. according to"Washington Observer"According to reports, Trump is expected to visit the UK at the end of July, when the British government will introduce new regulations.

"This would undermine the privacy and security protections our users expect, hinder our ability to innovate, and force us to provide our technology to foreign competitors for free," an Apple spokesperson told the publication. "We will continue to engage with regulators to ensure they are fully aware of these risks."

Google has not commented publicly on the UK plans.

Given the Trump administration's previous response to overseas fines against Apple, Trump is likely to use such new rules in negotiations with the UK. “Look what they did to our companies,” Trump said on July 8, discussing the EU’s similar DMA. "They sued Apple, they sued Google. They got $17 billion from Apple and they had no reason to sue."

Trump may have mistakenly mentioned a U.K. lawsuit over app store fees that could actually result in fines of up to $1.83 billion. Or he could be confusing the regulation with a recent EU tax case that ultimately resulted in Apple paying $15 billion to Ireland.

"You know, they have EU judges," Trump continued. "They've taken too much money from (the United States) in this and other ways."

The Competition and Markets Authority began investigating Apple and Google's market dominance in early 2025.

During his visit to the UK, Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss agriculture and other trade barriers with the United States.

U.S. officials said they were aware of the proposed new law but that it would not violate President Trump's existing trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

The UK had previously asked Apple to allow the government to provide a "backdoor" to break its strong encryption technology, causing Apple to no longer provide its advanced data protection features in the UK. The U.S. government has previously received strong support for this feature from the U.S. government and intelligence agencies.