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The App Store is a digital distribution platform by Apple for downloading and updating iOS and other Apple operating system applications.
Google Fined $1 Billion by EU for Search Bias and App Store Restrictions Thursday July 23, 2026 5:39 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Google was today fined €890 million $1 billion by the European Union for breaching antitrust rules with regard to its search and Google Play store services. …
… Apple Calls Out EU for Contradictory App Store Rules Under DSA and DMA Apple recently sent a letter to the European Commission EC , criticizing recent inquiries into whether the App Store complies with the Digital Services Act DSA amid the separate Digital Markets Act requirements that Apple has be… …
… Commission rates are changing for App Store apps, alternative payments, and apps distributed through alternative app marketplaces or the web. App Store Apps With In-App Purchase - Apple will charge a 26% fee for apps distributed through the App Store that use in-app purchase. …
Apple Loses EU Fight Over App Store Gatekeeper Label Wednesday July 8, 2026 1:54 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Apple's challenge against the EU's designation of its App Stores and iOS platform as "gatekeepers" was dismissed by Europe's top court on Wednesday, reports Reuters . …
… Apple has been facing off against Brazilian regulators over antitrust App Store claims since 2022, and last week, Brazil gave Apple 90 days to make tweaks to its App Store rules. Apple has until June to comply with Brazil's... …
… Apple Can't Escape Dutch App Store Antitrust Lawsuit, EU Court Rules Apple is not going to be able to escape a class-action antitrust lawsuit over anticompetitive App Store fees in the Netherlands, the Court of Justice of the EU CJEU said today. …
… Developers in the UK are not currently able to direct customers outside of the App Store, even though that's allowed with the current U.S. App Store rules and the EU App Store rules. …
… Apple Loosens App Store External Linking Rules and Changes Fee Structure in European Union Apple is today announcing some updates to its Digital Markets Act compliance plan in the European Union, with changes to external linking that give developers more freedom to direct customers to non-App Store… …
… There have been App Store fee updates in Japan and Brazil as of late, with Apple collecting no fees on link-outs in the U.S. and lower fees from alternative app marketplace apps in the EU. Despite the rule changes, the App Store still set a June quarter revenue record. …