Apple’s third-party payment proposal isn’t enough for Dutch regulators

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The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (or ACM) has rejected Apple's proposed App Store changes that would let dating app developers use third-party payment systems, according to 9to5Mac and the Coalition for App Fairness. The Dutch regulator ordered the change in December and has been going back and forth with the company over how it should be implemented - and charging Apple millions in fines along the way. Now, Apple could face further penalties.

According to a journalist's tweet translated by 9to5Mac (and now available in full, below, in English), the regulator says Apple's most recent proposal for letting developers use third-party payment systems is an improvement" over its previous ideas, but it's still not...

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