Apple files appeal to block App Store competition order

By: coinfea|2025/05/06 19:45:01

Apple has filed an emergency appeal on Monday night to overturn a United States judge’s ruling that forces the company to open its App Store to more competition. The tech firm submitted the request to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, asking it to review a decision issued on April 30.The ruling accused Apple of ignoring a court order from 2021 tied to an antitrust case filed by Epic Games. The goal of the original lawsuit was to break Apple’s control over how it distributes applications and how payments are processed on iPhones. The recent ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, said Apple “willfully failed” to obey her previous order, which required the company to let developers direct users to cheaper third-party payment options.Gonzalez Rodgers mentioned that the company intentionally used delay tactics to disobey her ruling, refusing to let Apple pause the enforcement of her latest order, and referring the case to federal prosecutors for a possible criminal contempt investigation. One of Apple’s unnamed executives was also referred alongside the company. “Apple sought to maintain a revenue stream worth billions in direct defiance of this court’s injunction,” Gonzalez Rogers wrote in her decision, as first reported by Reuters.Apple slammed in court over “scare screens” and 27% feeAccording to the judge, Apple responded to the previous ruling by adding new policies that clashed with the intent of the court’s order. One of those policies was a fresh 27% fee slapped on developers whose customers made purchases outside the App Store. She said the fee was designed to block developers from fully benefiting from the order.She also criticized the company for deploying what she called “scare screens”, a pop-up warning that discouraged users from choosing third-party payment systems. The judge mentioned that the screens were aimed at intimidating users into staying in the Apple payment framework, despite the court ordering the company to stop interfering with alternative options.Apple, on its part, denied violating the 2021 injunction. The company’s court filing didn’t outline its full legal strategy but confirmed it would challenge the contempt finding and try to stop the order from being enforced. The company refused to comment further or offer any explanation for the 27% fee it enforced. The appeal now moves to the Ninth Circuit, but unless the court makes a move, Apple will start allowing payment choices outside its framework and stop using scare tactics to discourage developers.The post Apple files appeal to block App Store competition order first appeared on Coinfea.

OpenClaw is a rapidly growing open-source AI agent that can autonomously execute tasks and interact with software, including connecting to crypto exchanges through APIs to analyze markets and automate trading strategies. While this creates new opportunities for smarter trading, it also introduces security and operational risks. Through this article, WEEX aims to help users better understand the potential and risks of AI trading agents so they can explore new technologies while trading more safely and responsibly.

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WEEX P2P update: Country/region restrictions for ad posting

I. Overview

When publishing P2P ads, advertisers can now set the following:

Allow only counterparties from selected countries or regions to trade with your ads.

With this feature, you can:

Target specific user groups more precisely.Reduce cross-region trading risks.Improve order matching quality.

II. Applicable scenarios

The following are some common scenarios:

III. How to get started

On the ad posting page, find "Trading requirements":

When an advertiser enables the "Country/Region Restriction" feature, users who do not meet the criteria will be blocked when placing an order and will see the following prompt:

If you encounter this issue when placing an order as a regular user, try the following solutions.

IV. Benefits

Compared with ads without country/region restrictions, this feature provides the following improvements.

Aspect

Improvement

Trading security

Reduces abnormal orders and fraud risk

Conversion efficiency

Matches ads with more relevant users

Order completion rate

Reduces failures caused by incompatible payment methods

V. FAQ

Q1: Why are some users not able to place orders on my ad?
A1: Their country or region may not be included in your allowlist.

Q2: Can I select multiple countries or regions when setting the restriction?
A2: Yes, multiple selections are supported.

Q3: Can I edit my published ads?
A3: Yes. You can edit your ad in the "My Ads" list. Changes will take effect immediately after saving.