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Apple hit with fifth $5.7 million fine in Dutch App Store dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) fined Apple 5 million euros, or $5.7 million, for the fifth…
Michael Chertoff: The U.S. government should abandon plans to mandate unrestricted side-loading of apps
Chertoff says that the U.S. government should abandon any legislation to mandate unrestricted side-loading of apps due to security risks…
Apple hit with fourth $5.7 million fine in Dutch App Store dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) on Monday, its fourth such fine for allegedly failing to allow…
Dutch watchdog fines Apple $5.7 million for third time in App Store dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog on Monday fined apple Apple 5 million euros ($5.72 million) for a third time for failing to allow software…
Gurman: Apple not likely to face U.S. government mandates to make major App Store changes
A new big tech bill aimed at allowing an alternative to Apple’s App Store is unlikely to become law, Mark Gurman writes for his Bloomberg…
Senate committee approves legislation aimed at Apple’s App Store; would mandate third-party app stores
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved legislation that, if – Big IF – passed into law, would force Apple to allow…
New ‘PublicSq.’ app connects freedom-loving Americans with businesses against COVID vaccine mandates
A new app, called “PublicSq.” aims to connect freedom-loving Americans with local community, reliable information and businesses…
Apple urges U.S. Senate to reject bill that mandates third-party app stores
Apple urged top U.S. lawmakers to reject an “antitrust” bill proposed by a Senate committee that would mandate third-party app stores …
Gay dating app Grindr pulled from Apple App Store in China
Days after The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) vowed to renew its campaign to police online content, a popular gay dating app, Grindr, has…
Apple’s App Store adds unlisted apps; discoverable through direct links
Apple’s App Store will now let developers distribute unlisted apps through the App Store that are only accessible to users with direct links…
The Netherlands fines Apple for failing to meet App Store payment system rules
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has fined Apple for failing to allow rival payment systems for dating-app providers
Apple’s App Store payment system opportunity
Apple faces a significant amount of antitrust pressure focused on the App Store payment system in many countries around the world…
Apple purges Wordle clones from the App Store
Apple appears to have purged the App Store of most of the unlicensed Wordle game clones that have been flooding out recently attempting…
Apple submits plan to allow alternative App Store payment systems in South Korea
Apple has submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its App Store to comply with a law banning major app store operators…
Antitrust watchdog in India orders probe into Apple’s App Store
India’s competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Apple’s App Store business practices in the country, saying it was…
Tumblr bans at least 446 words, including ‘Eugene Levy,’ to satisfy Apple
Tumblr has banned at least 446 words, including the name “Eugene Levy,” to satisfy Apple’s App Store guidelines…
Apple’s App Store broke competition laws, Dutch watchdog claims
The Netherlands’ top competition regulator on Friday claimed Apple broke the country’s competition laws and ordered changes…
Apple may not have to make court-mandated App Store changes for years, if ever
On appeals, Apple on Wednesday was granted a delay to court-mandated changes to its App Store throughout the appeals process, likely to take…
Apple wins appeal in Epic Case; App Store changes put on hold
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused the enforcement of an injunction against Apple that could have forced it to allow links to payment…
U.S. DOJ probes Apple’s treatment of Roblox
The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust probe into Apple is focused, in one example, on the company’s treatment of Roblox which…
Apple begins legal action against Russian antitrust regulator in App Store dispute
Apple has started legal proceedings against Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options o…
Apple likely to collect commission on any transactions that start in the app despite payment platform
A legal filing indicates that Apple is likely to charge a commission on any transactions that start in the app, despite the payment platform…
Apple defeats antitrust class action challenging App Store control
Finding fatal flaws in an antitrust lawsuit claiming Apple monopolizes iOS app distribution, a U.S. federal judge this week threw out a…
Apple asks U.S. Court of Appeals to halt district judge-ordered App Store change
Apple filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to halt a lower court judge’s decision that would force changes to…
South Korea lawmaker says Apple not doing enough to comply with app store payment systems law
Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google aren’t doing enough to comply with South Korea’s law barring dominant app store operators from…
iPhone users don’t care about sideloading apps
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week said that iPhone users don’t care about sideloading. If you want to sideload apps on a phone, settle for Android…
Judge denies Apple’s request to pause App Store changes in Epic Games case
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s efforts to pause orders handed down after an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games…
Netflix to release games individually via Apple’s App Store, not within streaming app
The games are installed individually via the Google Play Store and operate as stand-alone apps. it’s expected Netflix will employ the same…
Apple VP Federighi delivers hypocritical speech on dangers of sideloading apps
Apple software chief Craig Federighi delivered a dramatic speech about what might happen if Apple has to allow iPhone users to sideload apps…
Judge poised to approve Apple’s $100 million App Store settlement with developers
Apple’s proposed $100 million settlement to iOS app developers that also promises to loosen restrictions on how they can communicate…
Apple objects to links to outside payments ahead of Epic Games hearing
Apple on Friday outlined their objections to allowing app developers to link to third-party payment options ahead of a hearing next month…
Apple updates App Store guidelines as part of settlement agreement with U.S. developers
Apple in August announced settlement consisting of a number of changes coming to the App Store guidelines that, pending court approval, will…
Apple asks judge to put App Store orders on hold as it appeals Epic Games ruling
Apple on Friday asked a U.S. federal judge to pause orders that could require the company to change some of its App Store practices…
Analyst: App Store could provide upside to Apple’s stock; target price $180
As Apple stock bounced on Tuesday, a Wall Street analyst says that Apple’s App Store could provide upside to the company’s September-quarter…
Apple makes more from games than Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and Activision combined
Apple is one of the world’s largest video game companies, making more from games than Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and Activision combined…
Apple to keep Fortnite off App Store until Epic Games’ legal appeals are exhausted
Apple plans to keep the game “Fortnite” off of its App Store until appeals are exhausted in its legal fight with Epic Games, the maker…
Mobile users in Russia struggle to make Apple App Store downloads before election
Some mobile users in Russia were unable to download updates from Apple’s App Store on Monday and Apple reported an outage, as the…
Apple should experience minimal financial impact from App Store changes – analysts
Apple’s recent changes to the App Store in response to regulatory and legal pressure will have minimal financial impact on the company…
Russia may treat Apple App Store hosting of Navalny app as meddling – regulator
Russia may treat Apple’s refusal to remove Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny’s app from…
Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave
As Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave, the compnay has refined its App Store rules, now allowing app developers…
South Korea passes bill to ban Apple App Store from charging commissions on in-app purchases
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that bans major operators such as the Apple App Store and Google’s derivative Play store…
