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TikTok seems to be dodging App Store commissions in Epic fashion
You know, the thing that got Fortnite booted from the App Store.
Tipping has fallen under the same category as other in-app purchases on the App Store since 2017 after Apple demanded its 30 percent cut from popular Chinese social network WeChat. The alternative payment feature is only being shown to a select group of TikTok users, according to Tesler, noting the account that provided the screenshots had previously purchased a large amount of coins. Apple started allowing select services to include in-app website links back in 2022, though this was limited to “reader” apps like Kindle, Netflix, and Spotify, and could only be used for things like account management or creation.
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