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Facebook pushes back against Apples App Store fees

Facebook said that to support struggling businesses, it wont be collecting any fees on those events, at least for the next year, which means that those businesses keep 100% of payments on the web and on Android.

On Android, it says, Facebook doesnt take a fee from this purchase, while on iOS, it says, Apple takes 30% of this purchase.

This comes just about 24 hours after Fortnite was removed from the App Store, after Epic Games introduced direct payments into its hit title. It seemed like Epic was intentionally trying to provoke a fight, with the company quickly announcing a lawsuit against Apple and releasing a short in-game video parodying Apples famous 1984 commercial, with Apple cast as the villain.

Apples Phil Schiller told usat the time that the controversy was not prompting the company to reconsider any of its rules, which he said were designed for a better app experience to avoid situations where you download the app and it doesnt work.

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Author: Anthony Ha

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