Apple faces its 10th weekly 5 million euro fine from a Dutch watchdog agency for failing to allow third-party payment platforms for Dutch dating apps.
Apple could be fined this coming week by the Netherlands' ACM for continuing to take a cut of 15% to 30% of in-app payments for dating apps in the country that are downloaded from Apple's App Store. Apple does not allow developers to offer alternative payment platforms for their apps and any developer that does faces expulsion, along with their related apps, from the App Store .
However, Apple wants the developers to essentially create a separate app for the Dutch App Store and another for the App Stores used in other countries. Apple felt that this request was fair and would make sure"that Apple complies with its legal obligations in the Netherlands while at the same time having the ability to maintain its standard terms and conditions in the rest of the world.
Apple, according to the agency, abuses its domination of the market and has been ordered to revise its ban on third-party App Store payment platforms. Apple says that it does not abuse its position in the marketplace.Last week we told you that if the Digital Markets Act becomes law in the EU,from third-party app stores which is a practice it currently does not allow anywhere due to security concerns.
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