The FAS determined in August 2020 that Apple had abused its dominant position.
Moscow:
US tech giant Apple has paid a fine of 906 million rubles ($12.12 million) in a Russian antitrust case, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on its Telegram channel today, accusing it of abusing its dominance in the mobile app market. Is charged.
Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, previously “respectfully disagreed” with the FAS’ ruling that distribution of apps through Apple’s own iOS operating system gave a competitive advantage to its products.
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 said a new version of its Safe Kids application was rejected by Apple’s operating system.
In a separate case, in January the FAS said it had fined Apple about $17.4 million for allegedly forcing Russian developers to use Apple’s payment services alongside the iOS App Store.
Apple stopped selling all products in Russia a year ago after Moscow sent its armed forces to Ukraine and limited its Apple Pay service in Russia.
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