Apple has adopted an additional agreement to the DPLA, which excludes the clause of non-admission of applications for Russian developers, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said.
In 2019, Kaspersky Lab filed a complaint with the Federal Antimonopoly Service against Apple for the discriminatory conditions of its Kaspersky Safe Kids app with parental control functions. A year later, the agency recognized the company as restrictive of competition and ordered the removal of a clause in the documentation that allows you to reject third-party applications in the App Store without specifying a reason.
With the latest version of iOS 15, the company added the Screen Time API for parental control apps.
“The agency analyzed the capabilities of the interface and came to the conclusion that by using this API, developers can implement technical capabilities that were previously missing. As a result, parental control apps will be able to have broad functionality, competing with Apple’s built-in Screen Time app in iOS.
To avoid non-admission, developers can now sign an additional agreement in their personal account on the company’s website.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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