Ukrainian startup sues Apple over unfair competition

By Denys Krasnikov / May 10, 2019

A Ukrainian startup has filed a complaint to the European Union’s competition office against U.S. tech giant Apple, a move that has attracted a lot of media scrutiny over the past two weeks.

Tech startup Kidslox accuses Apple of abusing its monopoly and “killing the industry” of the parental-control mobile applications, the bread and butter of Kidslox.

Kidslox has created an application to help phone users limit screen time or oversee their children’s phone use. But for almost a year now, Apple has rejected to release the company’s updates on its App Store five times.

Topics: International, Legal, Legal matters, Mobile, Mobile apps, Startups

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Denys Krasnikov

Denys Krasnikov is a Kyiv Post IT reporter. He studied journalism in Zaporizhia National University. Denys can be reached at krasnikov[at]kyivpost.com.

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