US EditionApple Says It Won't yet 'Take Action' on Fortnite Return to the App Store
- Following a recent court decision barring Apple from imposing its 27% fee on external payments, Epic Games submitted a new version of Fortnite to the U.S. App Store last week.
- This submission follows Judge Gonzalez Rogers' April order restricting Apple from blocking apps due to outside payment links despite Apple delaying review pending a Ninth Circuit ruling.
- Apple stated it will not act on Fortnite’s App Store submission until the Ninth Circuit decides on its request for a partial stay and suggested separate US and EU versions.
- Apple stated that it has rejected Epic Games' attempts to restore the developer account in the past and will not reconsider this decision until the ongoing legal proceedings conclude, a position that also applies to the return of Fortnite to the App Store.
- Epic has filed motions accusing Apple of retaliating and asking the court to enforce its injunction requiring Apple to promptly approve compliant Fortnite versions.
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Epic Games Files Motion Alleging Apple Violated Court Injunction by Blocking Fortnite’s US App Store Submission - Conservative Angle
If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Epic Games has launched a new legal challenge against Apple, accusing the tech giant of violating a federal court injunction by refusing to process a Fortnite app submission intended for the US App Store. The dispute escalated on May 16, when Epic filed a motion with the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging th…
Apple Blocks Fortnite App Submission, Epic Games Calls It 'Blatant Retaliation' Amid Ongoing Litigation
The protracted legal and strategic conflict between Apple and Epic Games over the future of Fortnite on the iOS App Store entered yet another high-stakes chapter this week, dramatizing tensions at the intersection of platform power, regulatory scrutiny, and developer rights. Epic Games, the publisher behind the blockbuster battle royale Fortnite, escalated its campaign for re-entry to the U.S. App Store after Apple refused to act on Epic’s resub…
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