The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple's rules requiring app developers to use its own payment system are anti-competitive, a report by Reuters revealed. While the Netherlands' Authority for Consumers and Markets has not fined Apple, it has demanded changes in the company's in-app payment policies, according to the report. Apple and Google have recently been facing backlash in many countries for their in-app payment policies, including in India. Antitrust complaint filed by Tinder's parent company The Netherlands antitrust regulator started investigating Apple in 2019 but later reduced its scope to include only dating apps. According to Reuters, the complainants in the case included Match Group, the company behind popular dating apps Tinder and Hinge. In a statement to Axios in 2020, a Match Group representative said: Apple is a partner, but also a dominant platform whose actions force the vast majority of consumers to pay more for third-party apps that Apple arbitrarily defines as “digital services.” Apple squeezes industries like e-books, music and video streaming, cloud storage, gaming and online dating for 30% of their revenue, which is all the more alarming when Apple then enters that space, as we’ve repeatedly seen. We’re acutely aware of their power over us. They claim we’re asking for a “free ride” when the reality is, “digital services” are the only category of apps that have to pay the App Store fees. Apple faces similar antitrust case in India A non-profit called Together We Fight Society recently filed an antitrust case over…
