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Apple may have to allow 3rd-party app payments and Apple Pay rivals in UK

9to5Mac · Jun 30, 2026, 11:27 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Britain’s antitrust regulator has proposed forcing Apple to allow developers to link to third-party payment options to purchase apps and subscriptions outside of the App Store. The proposal would specifically ban Apple from using the same forms of “malicious compliance” it has tried in both the US a

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