Twitter plans to charge $11 per month for its subscription on the iPhone in order to account for the 30% cut that Apple takes from in-app purchases. On the web, however, the same will cost $7.
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Google is countersuing Epic Games arguing a "breach of contract", which is something the Judge agreed Epic had breached during its case against Apple when it activated hidden code.
A court ruling in the Epic Games vs. Apple case states that the latter must allow external payment methods. Meanwhile, Epic Games has been ordered to pay over $3 million for breach of contract.
Apple is extending the deadline for requiring small business and creators to add in-app purchases for online event experiences in their iOS apps. That deadline is now deferred until June 30, 2021.
Facebook has announced that Apple will waive its 30% App Store tax for its paid online events for small business until the end of this year. However, gaming creators are not exempted from the fee.
U.S. antitrust subcommittee's documents reportedly point at deals between Apple and Amazon that led to the latter paying a 15% cut for App Store purchases, as opposed to 30% for other developers.
