Apple paid a fine of RUB 1.2 billion in Russia
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The Federal Antimonopoly Service explained that the US corporation had violated antimonopoly legislation with a number of bans for iOS application developers.
The American corporation Apple has paid Russia a fine of 1.2 billion rubles. This was announced by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Monday, 22 January. The money has already been transferred to the Russian budget, the agency said.
In July 2022, the FAS recognised Apple as having violated antimonopoly legislation.
"The corporation prohibited iOS app developers from informing in-app customers about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store and using alternative payment methods," the Russian agency explained. As a result, the California-headquartered firm was fined 1.17bn roubles.
The current fine in Russia was not the first for Apple, which suspended official sales in Russia in March 2022 amid the invasion of Ukraine. In July 2022, the Moscow Magistrate Court fined the corporation 2 million rubles for refusing to localise Russian users' data. In February 2023, the American company paid 906 million rubles to the Russian budget in an antitrust case related to Kaspersky Lab. In August of the same year, a court in Moscow fined Apple 400,000 rubles for failing to remove information banned in Russia, in particular apps and podcasts containing "inaccurate information" about the war in Ukraine.
In July 2022, the FAS recognised Apple as having violated antimonopoly legislation.
"The corporation prohibited iOS app developers from informing in-app customers about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store and using alternative payment methods," the Russian agency explained. As a result, the California-headquartered firm was fined 1.17bn roubles.
The current fine in Russia was not the first for Apple, which suspended official sales in Russia in March 2022 amid the invasion of Ukraine. In July 2022, the Moscow Magistrate Court fined the corporation 2 million rubles for refusing to localise Russian users' data. In February 2023, the American company paid 906 million rubles to the Russian budget in an antitrust case related to Kaspersky Lab. In August of the same year, a court in Moscow fined Apple 400,000 rubles for failing to remove information banned in Russia, in particular apps and podcasts containing "inaccurate information" about the war in Ukraine.
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