China News Agency, Moscow, April 27 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service announced on its website on the 27th that Apple was fined over 906 million rubles for violating Russia's anti-monopoly law.
According to the news, Apple has abused its dominant position in the distribution of applications on the iOS operating system to provide its own products with a competitive advantage and at the same time worsen the propagation conditions of competitors' products.
Therefore, the fine was over 906 million rubles (approximately 12 million U.S. dollars).
According to the news, the Russian Anti-Monopoly Bureau also requires Apple to delete the regulations that Apple can refuse to meet the conditions of third-party applications to enter the App Store for any reason.
The source said that the penalty for Apple was based on a request made by Kaspersky Lab.
In 2019, Kaspersky Lab filed a complaint with the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service that its new version of the application "Child Safety" was rejected by Apple's operating system because Apple released its own "Parental Control" application-"Screen time".
The application allows parents to control their children's use of mobile phones and tablets, and its function is similar to Kaspersky Lab's "Child Safety".
Apple said that the company removed several "parental control" applications from its app store because these applications "endanger user privacy and safety."
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