ICEBlock app removed from App Store after DOJ demands, citing safety concerns

Controversial app ICEBlock has been removed from the Apple App Store after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded its removal, suggesting it was being used to harm ICE agents.

Wesley Hilliard 8 months ago 36

It takes 6 seconds to install a third-party app store, and Epic is complaining about it

Epic Games will never just take the win — it's now appealing to the court of public opinion that it takes one more actual step to install a third-party App Store as it does to install an app from the App Store itself.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 8 months ago 15

EU tells Apple to crack down on online fraud

The European Union is preparing to look into whether Apple and other major tech companies are doing enough to prevent online financial fraud.

Malcolm Owen 8 months ago 17

Antitrust think-tank slams App Store pricing changes as weak & ineffectual remedies

In a court filing supporting Epic, the American Antitrust Institute says that Apple's antisteering changes to the US App Store fell far short of fixing the problem, and Apple's appeal arguments would tank almost every antitrust remedy and precedent.

Oliver Haslam 9 months ago 6

Torrent app removal proves that third-party app stores will not be free of Apple control

Apple has blocked a torrenting app that is on a rival to its own App Store, meaning that the company can still dictate what apps are being sold.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 16

Colombia launches antitrust investigation over Apple's App Store policies

Colombia has become the latest country to accuse Apple of anticompetitive practices, alleging that contractual clauses prevent developers from creating or distributing apps outside the App Store.

Marko Zivkovic 9 months ago 6

Y Combinator unsurprisingly files Epic-friendly anti-App Store brief

In an inevitable development in the never-ending Epic vs Apple debacle, Y Combinator has weighed in to say the App Store costs startups too much money.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 5

Apple's Epic Games court loss spawns debate over tech attorney & client privilege

The Epic vs. Apple judge declaring that including an attorney on an email chain doesn't invoke attorney-client privilege is concerning industry groups concerned that it violates previous precedent, and endangers clients and lawyers.

Oliver Haslam 9 months ago 4

Apple may soon let Douyin Pay users buy from the China App Store

Apple is currently testing Douyin Pay support, a mobile payment service owned by TikTok's parent company, for the China App Store.

Amber Neely 9 months ago 0

Musk is wrong and has only influence on his side in a childish App Store spat

Analyst Daniel Ives says Elon Musk suing over the App Store is a huge problem for Apple, but Musk simply no longer has the right influence to matter.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 9

Elon Musk's antitrust claims refuted by Apple citing curation for safe discovery

Elon Musk's xAI may be entering a new lawsuit against Apple on the grounds that Apple favors ChatGPT and others, but Apple denies any favoritism in the App Store.

Wesley Hilliard 9 months ago 7

Epic Games gains partial victory over Apple and Google in Australia

Australia has ruled that Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store are uncompetitive, leading Epic Games to declare victory in its years-long legal case, and announce that "Fortnite" will return to iOS in the country.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 5

Japan law is forcing more browser choice on iPhone in December

Beyond just requiring Apple to allow third-party app stores, Japan's new anti-trust regulations will also force Apple to allow third-party browsers on iPhone starting in December.

Amber Neely 9 months ago 10

Google loses to Epic Games in Play Store appeal

Google has failed to overturn a jury verdict that sees it having to allow third-party App Stores such as one by Epic Games.

William Gallagher 10 months ago 14

Framework set in Japan to force Apple to allow third-party app stores

Antitrust regulators in Japan are continuing the march to bring European App Store regulations into force, and are going to force Apple to open Face ID, Touch ID, and other biometrics to developers.

Malcolm Owen 10 months ago 6

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