Apple, Fortnite and Tim Sweeney
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Apple is facing mounting legal trouble after a federal judge issued an order demanding the company explain its refusal to comply with a court injunction stemming from its high-profile antitrust
Last month, a ruling stopped Apple from charging a commission on purchases made outside of an iOS app—the point of contention that initially led to Fortnite being pulled from the App Store way back in 2020.
Apple's developer website states that most apps are reviewed in about a day, but Sweeney claims Apple hasn't responded at all in almost a week.
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Bounding Into Comics on MSNWith ‘Fortnite’ Still Blocked From App Store, Judge Demands Apple Prove What “Legal Authority” They Have To “Ignore” Court OrdersA Judge has ordered Apple to either allow 'Fortnite' onto their App Store or cite what legal authority they have to ignore the court.
Epic Games' "Fortnite" is still not approved on the US App Store, and a federal judge has ordered Apple to explain in very short order why it's defying the antisteering court order in the ongoing dispute.
The Fortnite X account posted: "Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it."