According to the new rules, Apple will charge smaller fees from the creators of the EU application for transactions using external payment systems – a maximum of 15 % instead of the existing 30 percent. – And will allow you to promote these options more freely, including placing links to them.
Changes are the result of a fine of $ 500 million. imposed on Apple in April by the EU for violating the antitrust regulations of the act on digital markets (DMA, DMA) and ongoing conversations between the giant from California and the EU. Apple has announced that he would appeal against punishment.
“The European Commission demands from Apple to introduce a series of additional changes in the App Store,” said the company in a statement. “We do not agree with this result and plan to appeal.”
DMA is a regulation aimed at limiting the possibilities of digital giants to abuse its position on the market. Both these regulations and penalties imposed on American corporations are one of the disputed issues in trade talks between the EU and the USA. Donald Trump claimed that the Union treated the Big Tech penalties as an additional source of income. (
