#Apple bars ‘Fortnite’ from App Store, Epic Games CEO says

#Apple bars ‘Fortnite’ from App Store, Epic Games CEO says

“#Apple bars ‘Fortnite’ from App Store, Epic Games CEO says” Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said on Wednesday Apple informed the “Fortnite” owner that the video game will be blacklisted from the iPhone maker’s popular App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done. Epic Games’ opening brief in its appeal to…

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#Apple to loosen payments rules for Netflix, Spotify

#Apple to loosen payments rules for Netflix, Spotify

“#Apple to loosen payments rules for Netflix, Spotify” Apple is loosening the grip of its lucrative and controversial payment policy that’s at the center of the company’s battles with app developers and antitrust regulators around the world.  The iPhone maker said late Wednesday that it would let some apps including Netflix and Spotify link to…

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#Google challenges 1M French fine amid broader antitrust war

#Google challenges $591M French fine amid broader antitrust war

“#Google challenges $591M French fine amid broader antitrust war” Google plans to fight a $591 million fine that was levied by France’s antitrust watchdog earlier this summer over compensating publishers for news content — just one front in a broader battle that has the tech giant facing off against anti-monopoly regulators across the globe. French…

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#Apple, Google to lose lucrative payment fees under new law

#Apple, Google to lose lucrative payment fees under new law

“#Apple, Google to lose lucrative payment fees under new law” Apple and Google will be forced to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under a new law passed by South Korea’s parliament Tuesday, threatening the companies’ lucrative commissions that are facing antitrust scrutiny around the world — including in the US. TheSouth Korean…

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#FTC interviewed Zuckerberg in 2012 making Facebook suit hard: sources

#FTC interviewed Zuckerberg in 2012 making Facebook suit hard: sources

“#FTC interviewed Zuckerberg in 2012 making Facebook suit hard: sources” The Federal Trade Commission secretly interviewed Mark Zuckerberg while probing Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram — grilling the tech tycoon over the social network’s motives in the controversial deal, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told The Post. Facebook’s chief executive had agreed…

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#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

“#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores” A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota teamed up with Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of…

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