Apple ordered to adjust policies in Brazil after Mercado Livre request
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( November 26, 2024, 01:03 GMT | Insight) -- The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense has granted partial approval of Mercado Livre’s preventive measure directed at Apple’s App Store policies, saying the policies create barriers to competition in the iOS ecosystem. The agency said the measure will give developers and iOS users other options regarding distribution channels and payment processing systems for in-app purchases. CADE set a daily fine of 250,000 reais ($43,021) for violations of the preventive measure.The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense has granted partial approval of Mercado Livre’s preventive measure directed at Apple’s App Store policies, saying the policies create barriers to competition in the iOS ecosystem. ...
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