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Russia's antimonopoly watchdog opens antitrust case against Apple

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 89 words
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What to know about Russia's antimonopoly watchdog opens antitrust case against Apple

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has initiated an antitrust case against Apple Inc. The regulator claims Apple failed to comply with previous warnings regarding the pre-installation of a Russian application store and national messenger on iOS devices.

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What happened

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened an antitrust case against Apple Inc., the regulator told reporters on Monday.

Why it matters

"In accordance with the law on protection of competition and prior enforcement practice against Apple, which has been upheld by judicial authorities, the service has opened a case against the company," the FAS said.

Common ground

The watchdog stated that Apple had failed to comply with an earlier warning regarding the pre-installation of a national messenger and a Russian application store on iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads.

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Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has initiated an antitrust case against Apple Inc. The regulator claims Apple failed to comply with previous warnings regarding the pre-installation of a Russian application store and national messenger on iOS devices.

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Claim 1: “Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened an antitrust case against Apple Inc.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened an antitrust case against Apple Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (Russian: Внутренние войска Министерства внутренних дел (ВВ МВД), romanized: Vnutrenniye voyska Ministerstva vnutrenn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; Russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», romanized: Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yablok…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yandex LLC (Russian: Яндекс, romanized: Yandeks, IPA: [ˈjandəks] ) is a Russian technology company that provides Internet-related products and services including a web browser, search engine, cloud co…
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Claim 2: “Apple had failed to comply with an earlier warning regarding the pre-installation of a national messenger and a Russian application store on iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the specific reason for the antitrust case: Apple's failure to pre-install the Russian app store 'RuStore' and the national messaging app 'Max' on iOS devices (iPhones and iPads).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The VA-111 Shkval (from Russian: шквал, squall) torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes originally developed by the Soviet Union. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots (3…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American whistleblower who, as a National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor, disclosed classified documents revealing the existence of glob…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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