VK sues Apple over App Store app removal
VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple in the Moscow Arbitration Court, demanding the return of its deleted applications to the App Store, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- VK filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court against Apple.
- The lawsuit concerns the removal of VK's apps from the App Store.
- VK is demanding the reinstatement of its apps in the App Store.
- VK is seeking to restore users' ability to receive notifications from its apps.
- The lawsuit names three Apple-related entities as defendants: Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd., and LLC 'Apple Rus'.
- The lawsuit was filed on August 19.
- VK is requesting daily penalties (liquidated damages) if Apple fails to comply with a court ruling.
- Apple removed VK's apps from the App Store in June.
Points of divergence
- The lawyer Fedor Kravchenko believes Apple's Russian entity is in poor financial condition, with declining revenues since 2023. — vm
- VK is demanding 58 million rubles per day in liquidated damages, broken down as 50 million for VK, 3 million for Odnoklassniki, and 5 million for VK Music. — kommersant
- Apple also removed the Max messenger from the Russian App Store, and VK claims this was done without warning. — tg_theinsider
- The removal of VK's apps was linked to sanctions, and the European Union imposed sanctions on VK and Max in mid-July. — kommersant
- The court may order Apple to restore access to VK apps, and failure to comply could result in a penalty. — vm
Coverage (18 sources)
- Lawyer Kravchenko assessed prospects of VK lawsuit against Apple structures — Вечерняя Москва
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of apps from App Store — Дождь (Telegram)
- VK demanded 58 million rubles per day from Apple for removing apps from the App Store — Коммерсантъ
- VK filed a lawsuit in Russian court against Apple over removal of its apps from App Store — The Insider
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of apps from AppStore — Вести
- VK filed a lawsuit in the Arbitration Court of Moscow against Apple, demanding the return of the company's apps to the App Store. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple in Moscow court over removal of its apps from App Store — ЭХО / Новости
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple — Московский кэш
- VK requires through court to return apps in App Store — Фонтанка
- VK Holding filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of apps — Вечерняя Москва
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of apps from App Store — Дождь (Telegram)
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple in Moscow court — due to removal of its apps from App Store — Meduza
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of the holding's apps from the App Store — Коммерсантъ
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple in the Arbitration Court of Moscow — Ведомости
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple and demands penalty for removing its apps from the App Store — SOTAvision
- VK filed a lawsuit in the Arbitration Court of Moscow against Apple, demanding the return of the company's apps to the App Store. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple in Russian arbitration over removal of apps from App Store — Интерфакс
- VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of apps from the App Store — Москва 24