applereceived a new fine. As the company abused its leading position in the local market Federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) of the country in Russia by $17.4 million faces a fine.
The last fine to the company came after a decision made in July 2022. At that moment, the agency said that the iPhone manufacturer’s Violating App Store rules Has detected. These rules forced the developers to use only the payment system provided by the company. In other words, the FAS basically ruled that Apple was taking advantage of market dominance in the region.
According to an official statement, “App Store rules require iOS app developers to notify in-app customers about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store, and to use alternative payment methods. banned. The company is trying to prevent developers from removing links to their own websites and redirecting registration forms to external sites. demanded that they change the functionality of the application.”
Apart from that, a similar decision was made by FAS last July, another technology company. Google was given about. Since Apple announced its withdrawal from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, we are curious to see how the agency will enforce this penalty.