Tech giant Apple Inc. ,NASDAQ: AAPLAnother fine related to payment modes for dating apps in the Netherlands may have to be faced again, Reuters Reported.
Dutch antitrust watchdog, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), accused the tech company of not fully complying with Dutch rule. The order mandated that Apple allow external payments within its App Store’s apps.
The iPhone maker has paid 45 million ($49 million) in fines since January, after ACM fined 5 million weekly for non-compliance.
According to ACM rules, if the fine amount exceeds 50 million, the company may face additional charges. As a result, Apple has submitted a revised proposal, which again seems to have not fully complied with the Dutch rule, according to the source.
Apple, which instructed dating app developers to use its in-app payment system exclusively and charged a commission of 15%-30% on purchases, has not issued any comment.
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