The Dutch consumer watchdog has announced to penalise Apple 5 million euros (nearly $5.6 million) per week for failing to make necessary changes in its App Store policies regarding payment systems for dating app providers.
The Dutch consumer watchdog has announced to penalize Apple 5 million euros (nearly $5.6 million) per week for failing to make necessary changes in its App
Stressing that Apple must adjust its conditions for access to the Dutch App Store for dating-app providers, the Dutch antitrust authority said that in the App Store, dating-app providers must also be able to use payment systems other than Apple s payment system.
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Apple has been told that its plans to allow Dutch dating apps to use third-party payment systems don't go far enough and that it could be forced to hand over 50 million euros as a result.