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Apple under investigation for unfair competition in Russia

The logo of Apple company is seen outside an Apple store in Bordeaux, France, March 22, 2019 [PHOTO, REUTERS]

Apple is under investigation in Russia following a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab and may be abusing its dominant position in smartphone apps, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog said on Thursday.

Watchdog FAS said it was investigating why a new version of Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kids application had not been updated on the Apple operating system, resulting in a significant loss in functionality for the app.

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