Russia opens case against Apple in App Store payment dispute

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segarfor failing to allow app developers to tell customers about alternative payment options when using its App Store platform, Russia's anti-monopoly regulator said on Wednesday.

The U.S. tech giant could face a fine based on its revenue in Russia if found guilty of a breach, the regulator said. It did not indicate the size of any potential fine. The company was earlier issued with a warning over the issue and given a Sept. 30 deadline to "stop abuse on the market", the Roskomnadzor regulator said in a statement.Russia has stepped up a long-running crackdown on U.S. tech giants this year in a push to expand its sovereignty over the internet in Russia.

Apple faced pushback over its App Store rules in the United States last month when a federal judge issued a ruling forcing the company to allow developers to send their users to other payment systems. Reporting by Maria Kiselyova and Alexander Marrow Writing by Tom Balmforth Editing by Jason Neely and David GoodmanSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.

I truly love to see our Reuters clowns peddling their made up narratives about any 'push to expand its sovereignty over the internet' [sic] while the issue is Apple anti-competitive behaviors on payment methods, as denounced in e.g. South Korea as well.

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