Apple pays $13.7 million Russian fine, antitrust agency says


FILE PHOTO: A woman with an umbrella walks past a display advertising Apple iPhone 14 during rainy weather in Moscow, Russia May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. tech giant Apple has paid a Russian fine of 1.2 billion roubles ($13.65 million), imposed over the company's alleged abuse of its dominant market position concerning in-app payments, Russia's FAS antitrust agency said on Monday.

Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday, 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.

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