Russia fines Apple $12 million for antitrust practices on the App StoreApple is already appealing the decision.
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Russia's antitrust authority has fined Apple $12 million for antitrust practices.
The orders have been halted as Apple has filed an appeal.
Apple is going to need to shell out some of those Q2 2021 earnings to Russia.
As reported by The Moscow Times, Russia's antitrust authority has fined Apple $12 million as a result of a lawsuit brought against the company by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said in a statement that Apple was found to have "abused its dominant position in the distribution of mobile applications on the iOS operating system."
"Apple was found to have abused its dominant position in the distribution of mobile applications on the iOS operating system through a series of actions that led to a competitive advantage for its own products, and at the same time worsened the distribution conditions for competing products."
The fine is related to another ...
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Russia fines Apple $12 million for antitrust practices on the App Store
