Russia's FAS warns Apple over default search engine settings
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a warning to Apple, threatening a 4 million ruble fine over default foreign search engine settings on iPhones and iPads.
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a warning to Apple, threatening a 4 million ruble fine. The FAS alleges that Apple's default setting of foreign search engines on iPhones and iPads discriminates against Russian developers. The agency states that users must manually adjust settings to access Russian search engines, which it claims creates "discriminatory conditions for domestic developers and leads to the restriction of the rights and interests of an indefinite circle of consumers." This action follows previous regulatory scrutiny of tech companies in Russia.
Sources: Радіо Свобода