Overview

• Proton’s lawsuit, filed June 30 in the Northern District of California, alleges Apple monopolizes iOS app distribution and in-app payment processing.
• The complaint contends Apple’s mandatory in-app purchase system, ban on alternative app stores and 15–30% commission rates breach U.S. antitrust law.
• Proton highlights that iOS restrictions prevent its Calendar app from becoming the default and limit background processing for its Drive service.
• The case asserts Apple’s single App Store channel facilitates censorship compliance in markets like Russia and China, compromising free speech.
• Proton is requesting injunctions to open iOS to competing app stores and payment processors and wants damages allocated to democracy and human-rights organizations.