Apple Pays $12.1 Million Fine for Alleged App Market Abuse in Russia: Antimonopoly Service

Apple Pays $12.1 Million Fine for Alleged App Market Abuse in Russia: Antimonopoly Service
The Apple Inc. logo at the entrance to the Apple store in Brussels on Nov. 28, 2022. Yves Herman/Reuters
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MOSCOW—U.S. tech giant Apple has paid a 906 million ruble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday.

Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously “respectfully disagreed” with a FAS ruling that Apple’s distribution of apps through its iOS operating system gave its own products a competitive advantage.