Judge rules Apple ‘willfully’ violated antitrust order on App store restrictions

Published May 1, 2025 2:52pm ET



A federal judge ruled Apple “willfully” violated a prior order alleging its App Store’s restrictions broke antitrust laws and accused one company executive of lying to the court.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a scathing ruling against Apple on Wednesday. Gonzalez Rogers said it did not comply with her previous ruling calling for the company to provide alternative methods to pay for subscriptions and services outside its App Store. The lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games stems from allegations from the latter that the technology giant had a monopoly with its App Store and the restrictions it places on developers to sell subscriptions and services through apps.

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