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Apple has expanded App Store guidelines to ban apps using AI to generate nude images of real people without consent. Developers face program expulsion for hidden feature activations.

Meta's new Muse AI assistant for iPad has faced blocks on retailer websites that mistake it for a bot, prompting the company to develop a unified identification standard.

On August 19, VK filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Court of Moscow against three Apple entities, demanding the return of "VKontakte", "Odnoklassniki", and VK Music to the App Store and the imposition of a penalty of 58 million rubles for each day of their absence.

In documents for regulators, Apple has acknowledged for the first time that judicial and regulatory initiatives against its commissions of up to 30% threaten its services revenue, which grew by only 12.1% for the quarter — below analysts' expectations.

🚨 US court orders Google to simplify installation of third-party app stores on Android. Judge James Donato found that the company created artificial barriers and ordered them removed within a week. This is a continuation of the antitrust dispute with Epic Games, started in 2023. #Google #Android #EpicGames #AntitrustLaw

🍏 Apple reveals the commission rate for external links in iOS: 15% for everyone and 5% for small businesses. This is a response to the Epic Games lawsuit and part of the DOJ antitrust case. #Apple #EpicGames #TechNews

🚀 Google Play has changed the rules of the game! Aptoide Games has officially appeared in the US — the first third-party app store inside Google's catalog. This is the result of the 2024 lawsuit with Epic Games. End of monopoly? 🤔 #GooglePlay #Aptoide #Android #Technology #EpicGames

Telegram disappeared from the App Store for several hours due to illegal content. Apple confirmed the ban but restored the app after the developers' reaction. Tim Sweeney warned that such a precedent could affect iMessage as well. 📱⚖️

🚀 VKontakte has officially moved to vk.ru — this is now the main address! 📱 Apps have disappeared from Google Play and the App Store, but are available in RuStore and other stores. What do users need to know? 👇

VK sold 100% of RuStore shares to its CEO, Dmitry Pankrushev. The app store, with a reach of 68 million users, will remain the official source of software for Android in Russia. 📱🇷🇺

VK and Max removed from Google Play and App Store due to EU sanctions. Apps can be downloaded via RuStore and other stores. On iPhone, notifications have stopped arriving automatically. 📱🚫 #VK #Max #GooglePlay