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“More than ever, we deserve the opportunity to help others perceive where the cash they offer small businesses is going,” a Facebook spokesperson told CNET on Thursday.”Unfortunately, Apple has rejected our understanding of transparency around its 30% tax, but we’re still working to make this data available in the app experience.”
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said Apple had “control as a custodian over what’s happening on phones.”Zuckerberg told his workers at an assembly that the iPhone manufacturer “blocks innovation, blocks competition” and “allows Apple to rate monopolistic income,” BuzzFeed News reported Thursday.
Apple and Facebook did not respond to a request for comment on Zuckerberg’s comments.
Facebook’s complaint is timely because Apple is concerned in a lawsuit with Epic Games about the same issue.Epic’s success, Fortnite, was introduced in the App Store before this month after Epic created a direct payment plan that would allow Fortnite players to purchase the in-game currency.directly from Epic, which through Apple, exceeding Apple’s 30% rate.Epic responded by suing Apple and Google, who started Fornite on their Play Store for the same reason.
A demonstration of Facebook’s upcoming payment feature.
Facebook introduces the new feature as an indispensable tool for small businesses, creatives and struggling influencers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, where face-to-face meetings are limited., Facebook pledged not to rate any feature fees “at least next year”.
“For Internet and Android transactions in the countries where we have implemented Facebook Pay, small businesses will retain one hundred percent of the profits they generate from paid online events,” the blog says.”We ask Apple to reduce its taxes by 30% on the App Store or to allow us to offer Facebook Pay so that we can absorb all corporate prices into the COVID-19 problem.Unfortunately, they have rejected our applications and SMEs will only receive 70% of their hard earned income.”