Apple Pays $12.1 Mln Fine for Alleged App Market Abuse in Russia – Antimonopoly Service
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14:05 JST, February 28, 2023
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday.
Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously “respectfully disagreed” with a FAS ruling that Apple’s distribution of apps through its iOS operating system gave its own products a competitive advantage.
The FAS determined in August 2020 that Apple had abused its dominant position, then issued a directive requiring Apple to remove provisions giving it the right to reject third-party apps from its App Store.
That move followed a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, which had said a new version of its Safe Kids application had been declined by Apple’s operating system.
“Apple has paid a 906 million rouble antitrust fine,” the FAS said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
Apple had appealed the decision at various stages, but had been unsuccessful and ultimately complied with the order, the FAS said.
In a separate case, the FAS in January said it had fined Apple around $17.4 million for allegedly forcing Russian developers to use Apple’s payment services with the iOS App Store.
Apple paused all product sales in Russia a year ago, after Moscow despatched its armed forces to Ukraine, and limited its Apple Pay service in Russia.
($1 = 74.7265 roubles)
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