Apple has only 20 days to open up in-app purchases, or it could face $43k in fines per day if it fails to comply with the Brazil antitrust regulator’s ruling.
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In 2022, e-commerce merchant MercadoLibre filed an antitrust complaint with Brazilian regulators. The complaint was picked up in 2023 by antitrust regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (CADE), and a ruling has been handed out on Monday.
According to a report from Reuters, CADE has ruled that Apple must lift restrictions on in-app payment methods and steering customers to external websites. The company has 20 days to comply or face a fine of about $43,000 per day.
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