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May 20, 2025

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Epic Games accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition to its Android app store

November 8, 2023 The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one […]

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Fortnite maker to pay $520M for privacy, e-commerce abuses 

December 21, 2022 The Associated Press

CARY — The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended […]

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Epic Games appeals ruling in lawsuit alleging Apple monopoly

September 13, 2021 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition. The maker of the popular Fortnite video game said […]

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Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision

September 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers. Such a change could potentially […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify Friday as Epic trial nears end

May 20, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand this Friday in a high-stakes courtroom battle over the lucrative commissions the iPhone maker has been raking in from its mobile app […]

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Is Epic Games’ showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?

May 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke

SAN RAMON, Calif. — If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the […]

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Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’

May 3, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions […]

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Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

August 14, 2020 Mae Anderson, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Apple and Google dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms. Apple and Google both take a 30% […]

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Basketball players sue ‘Fortnite’ game makers over dance

February 26, 2019 admin

GREENBELT, Md. — Two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players are suing the makers of “Fortnite,” claiming the video game’s creators misappropriated a dance they popularized online. The federal lawsuit, filed Monday in Maryland, […]

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‘Fresh Prince’ star sues N.C. video game maker over dance

December 18, 2018 North State Journal Staff

LOS ANGELES — “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite and NBA 2K for using his famous dance on the popular video games. In separate lawsuits filed Monday […]

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