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Apple challenges UK App Store reforms, warns proposed rules amount to price regulation

Apple has criticized proposed reforms to its App Store in the United Kingdom, arguing that new regulatory measures would effectively introduce price regulation and interfere with the company's ability to manage its digital marketplace. In a submission to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority......

Chinese developers seek antitrust investigation into Apple over App Store fees

A group of Chinese app developers has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple, accusing the US technology company of imposing unfair App Store commission fees and using its dominant position in the mobile application market. According to reports, 48 developers submitted an open letter to China’s......

Apple allows alternative app stores and payments in Brazil after antitrust deal

Apple has announced that it will allow alternative app stores and external payment systems for iOS applications in Brazil, following an agreement with the country’s competition authority, marking a significant shift in its App Store policies in one of Latin America’s largest digital markets. The......

Apple says App Store blocked more than $2.2 billion in fraud during 2025

Apple published its annual App Store fraud prevention report on Wednesday, detailing how the company stopped more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025 through a combination of human review and artificial intelligence tools. The figures bring Apple's cumulative total to......

Rave files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over App Store removal

Software company Rave has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc, accusing the technology giant of removing its video-sharing application from the App Store after launching a competing feature. The case, filed in a U.S. federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple engaged in anti-competitive......

US supreme court refuses to pause ruling in Apple-Epic Games dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to temporarily block a lower court order holding Apple in contempt in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games, marking a new chapter in one of the most closely watched disputes in the technology sector. The case stems from a broader antitrust lawsuit filed by......

Musician G. Love loses $420,000 in Bitcoin to fake wallet on Mac App Store

Philadelphia musician Garrett Dutton, known as G. Love, revealed on April 11 via X that he lost 5.92 Bitcoin worth over $420,000 after downloading a fraudulent Ledger wallet app from Apple's Mac App Store. The stolen cryptocurrency represented ten years of savings. The incident occurred while transferring......

Apple shares slide on foldable iPhone delays and App Store growth concerns

Apple shares fell sharply on Tuesday, weighed down by a report citing technical setbacks affecting the company's first foldable iPhone and fresh analyst data pointing to a slowdown in App Store revenue growth. The stock ranked among the weakest performers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average during......

China bans Jack Dorsey's Bitchat messaging app from the App Store over censorship concerns

Apple removed Jack Dorsey's decentralized messaging application Bitchat from the Chinese App Store in February 2026 following a formal request from China's Cyberspace Administration of China, as Dorsey confirmed Sunday in a post on X. The ban targets the app's ability to operate entirely......