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Russia Opens Apple Case Over App Store Payment Dispute

By  |  October 27, 2021

Russia has opened an antitrust case against Apple for failing to allow app developers to tell customers about alternative payment options when using its App Store platform, Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator said on Wednesday.

The US tech giant could face a fine based on its revenue in Russia if found guilty of a breach, the regulator said. It did not indicate the size of any potential fine.

The company was earlier issued with a warning over the issue and given a Sept. 30 deadline to “stop abuse on the market”, the Roskomnadzor regulator said in a statement.

Russia has stepped up a long-running crackdown on US tech giants this year in a push to expand its sovereignty over the internet in Russia.

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