MercadoLibre files complaints against Apple for 'anti-competitive practices'


AM hair salon owner Andrea Manoli is pictured using Mercado Pago app at her store in Buenos Aires Argentina October 15 2020. REUTERSAgustin MarcarianFile Photo

AM hair salon owner, Andrea Manoli, is pictured using Mercado Pago app, at her store in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -E-commerce giant MercadoLibre Inc said on Monday it has filed complaints against Apple Inc with antitrust regulators in Brazil and Mexico for anti-competitive practices, accusing the U.S.-based firm of abusing what it called a monopoly in the distribution of apps for its devices.

In a statement, the e-commerce giant said that Apple had imposed a series of restrictions on the distribution of digital goods and in-app purchases, including banning apps from distributing third-party digital goods and services such as movies, music, video games, books and written content.

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