Dutch regulator disputes Apple’s commissions in dating app case
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The Dutch consumer watchdog is challenging the fees that Apple charges dating app providers in the Netherlands as part of its long-running case against the U.S. technology company over the dominance of its app store, according to a filing seen by Reuters.Bloomberg News reported on the filing earlier on Tuesday. Although the case is limited to dating apps in the Netherlands, it is seen as having the potential to set a precedent for other markets. The Netherlands' Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in 2021 fined the company 50 million euros ($53 million) for failure to comply with changes it had ordered to Apple's app store to end practices it said violated European Union antitrust laws.Apple denied wrongdoing and appealed the fines in a case still before a Rotterdam Court. ...