{"id":1995444,"date":"2023-08-09T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-apple-to-keep-app-store-rules-for-now-denying-epic-games-request\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:02:42","slug":"supreme-court-allows-apple-to-keep-app-store-rules-for-now-denying-epic-games-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-apple-to-keep-app-store-rules-for-now-denying-epic-games-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court upholds Apple&#8217;s App Store rules, denies Epic Games&#8217; request."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-allows-apple-to-keep-app-store-rules-for-now-denying-epic-games-request%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Supreme Court Denies\u200d Epic Games&#8217; Request to Force Apple to Change \u200bPayment Store Practices<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Apple, allowing the tech giant to continue its \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-apple-to-keep-app-store-rules-for-now-denying-epic-games-request\/\" title=\"Supreme Court upholds Apple's App Store rules, denies Epic Games' request.\">current payment store practices<\/a>. This decision comes after Fortnite\u200d developer Epic Games requested \u2062that Apple be compelled to allow\u2064 iPhone users to purchase apps through alternative\u2064 means.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Elena Kagan denied Epic Games&#8217; application, which sought to enforce a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found Apple in violation\u2062 of California competition laws. However, the justice did not provide a\u200b reason for blocking the request.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c ruling is a\u200c victory for Apple, as it can maintain its restriction on users buying iPhone apps from \u200csources other than its own platform. However, this reprieve may be temporary, as Apple will have \u200cthe opportunity to file a Supreme Court appeal later this \u2063year. If the court rejects \u2063Apple&#8217;s case, the 9th Circuit ruling could still take effect.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, Epic Games made the\u2062 decision to allow Fortnite players to purchase in-game currency, known \u2063as V-Bucks, through \u2062its own website. This \u2062move aimed to bypass \u2063Apple \u2064as the middleman and avoid paying the 30% fee imposed by the tech giant. In \u2063response, Apple\u200d removed Fortnite from its App Store, prompting Epic Games to file\u200d a lawsuit, accusing Apple \u200dof\u200d maintaining an &#8220;absolute monopoly&#8221; in \u200dthe matter.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-did-not-see-fraud-because-he-refused-to-look\/\" title=\"Bill Barr Did Not See Fraud Because He Refused To Look\">court ruled<\/a> that Apple\u200d had not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-parler-sues-amazon-for-anti-trust-violations-breach-of-contract-asks-judge-to-reinstate-platform\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Parler Sues Amazon For Anti-Trust Violations, Breach of Contract, Asks Judge to Reinstate Platform\">violated antitrust law<\/a> as alleged by Epic\u2062 Games. However, it did find\u200c that\u2064 Apple had \u200bviolated California&#8217;s Unfair Competition Law and ordered the company to make necessary changes to the App Store.\u2063 The\u200b 9th \u200cCircuit upheld \u2064both decisions \u2062in April 2023. Apple expressed its intention to \u2062request a review of the ruling in\u200d a July filing, but the request has not been filed yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court rejected Epic Games&#8217; plea to make Apple allow iPhone users to buy apps through alternative methods. 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