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Jeff Parsons

Apple fined $116 million for this iPhone feature that's 'harmful' to developers

Tim Cook at an Apple event.

Apple has been hit with a $116 million fine in Italy after the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature introduced with iOS 14.5 was deemed to be "disproportionate" to app developers and advertisers.

The €98.6 million penalty has been imposed by the country's Competition Authority (AGCM) regulator after it determined Apple abused a dominant position in the European market.

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