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| Apple to fight Russia’s anti-monopoly agency in court, after US tech giant fined $12 million for abusing its App Store ‘dominance’ | |
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| US tech giant Apple has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court to fight against a fine handed to it by Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). Last month, FAS ordered Apple to pay $12 million for abusing control of its app store. | US tech giant Apple has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court to fight against a fine handed to it by Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). Last month, FAS ordered Apple to pay $12 million for abusing control of its app store. |
| Apple’s case is due to have a preliminary hearing on June 21, when its legal team will argue that the fine imposed is unfair. | Apple’s case is due to have a preliminary hearing on June 21, when its legal team will argue that the fine imposed is unfair. |
| At the end of April, FAS announced its decision to fine Apple $12 million (906 million rubles) for violating competition principles. The case was initiated in 2019 by Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow. The company complained that Apple placed restrictions upon Kaspersky Safe Kids, a parental control app. | At the end of April, FAS announced its decision to fine Apple $12 million (906 million rubles) for violating competition principles. The case was initiated in 2019 by Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow. The company complained that Apple placed restrictions upon Kaspersky Safe Kids, a parental control app. |
| The US tech giant was found guilty last August. In addition to a fine, the antitrust officials ordered Apple to stop restricting third-party developers on its App Store. | The US tech giant was found guilty last August. In addition to a fine, the antitrust officials ordered Apple to stop restricting third-party developers on its App Store. |
| Last year, a FAS statement accused Apple of abusing its “dominant position” in the market. | Last year, a FAS statement accused Apple of abusing its “dominant position” in the market. |
| “Access to the App Store is the only possibility for application developers to distribute their products on the iOS operating system, and it is extremely important to create non-discriminatory conditions for market access to ensure competition,” said Aleksey Dotsenko, Deputy Head of FAS. | “Access to the App Store is the only possibility for application developers to distribute their products on the iOS operating system, and it is extremely important to create non-discriminatory conditions for market access to ensure competition,” said Aleksey Dotsenko, Deputy Head of FAS. |
| Apple has also come under fire from Pavel Durov, the Russian-born creator of messaging app Telegram. Writing on Twitter last summer, Durov accused regulators of turning a blind eye to antitrust issues in technology. | Apple has also come under fire from Pavel Durov, the Russian-born creator of messaging app Telegram. Writing on Twitter last summer, Durov accused regulators of turning a blind eye to antitrust issues in technology. |
| “Apple and Google impose an insane 30% sales tax on all digital goods sold on every mobile phone in the world. The result – users pay higher prices, start-ups and entire industries get destroyed or never appear,” he said. “Regulators have been ignoring this absurdity for 10 years.” | “Apple and Google impose an insane 30% sales tax on all digital goods sold on every mobile phone in the world. The result – users pay higher prices, start-ups and entire industries get destroyed or never appear,” he said. “Regulators have been ignoring this absurdity for 10 years.” |
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