Apple told to listen to dating app developers or pay hefty fine

Dutch regulators have asked Apple to either allow dating app developers to offer non-Apple payment systems for in-app purchases or face a penalty of up to 50 million euros.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) ordered Apple to adjust the unreasonable conditions in its App Store that apply to dating-app providers.

“Dating-app providers handjob near me are currently not able to choose freely a payment system for purchases made in their dating apps by consumers. If Apple does not adjust the unreasonable conditions within two months, it will have to pay a periodic penalty of 5 million euros per week up to a maximum of 50 million euros,” the ACM said in a statement late on Friday.

This decision by the Dutch authority doesn’t apply to other app categories like games or productivity apps in the country.

The regulator has been probing Apple’s App Store practices since 2019.

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