According to the latest report, Apple was again fined 5 million euros by the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) today for failing to fully comply with the mandatory dating app. Sexual Alternative Payment System Requirements.
The dispute between the two sides has been unresolved for months after Apple did not allow dating software developers to use non-Apple payment methods in the Netherlands, causing dissatisfaction with Dutch regulators. Since the dispute in January, the Netherlands has fined Apple 10 times, totaling 50 million euros.
Apple said in January that the company would, for the first time ever, allow apps to bypass App Store payments and introduce an external payment option. Apple typically requires developers to use the company’s own payment system, which helps it charge commissions for apps on its platform.
Apple said in January it would comply with a ruling by the Netherlands Consumer and Market Supervisory Authority that allows users to use two other payment methods in addition to Apple’s operating system when downloading dating apps from the online Apple store. But both payment methods only work with dating apps, and Apple will still deduct commissions from them.