Dutch regulator issues sixth $5.7 million fine against Apple in App Store dispute


FILE PHOTO Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington U.S. January 27 2022.      REUTERSJoshua Roberts

FILE PHOTO: Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday issued a sixth weekly fine of 5 million euro ($5.7 million) against Apple for failure to comply with an order to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands.

Earlier on Monday, Reuters reported that Apple had informed the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) it believed it had already complied with the watchdog's order.

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