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Apple Reinstates Cal AI After Crackdown on Billing and IAP Violations

The episode signals strict oversight of external payment links in U.S. apps following the Epic Games court order.

RBI Draft Would Require Banks to Eliminate Dark Patterns by July 2026

Epic Cancels Fortnite’s 2025 Japan iOS Return Over Apple’s Japan App Store Rules

Mexico’s Click‑to‑Cancel Consumer Rules Now in Force for Streaming and Telecom

EU Court Upholds Amazon’s DSA ‘Very Large Platform’ Designation

Ford Starts Selling Certified Used Vehicles on Amazon in Three-City U.S. Pilot

Apple App Store Cases Diverge: UK Finds Abuse of Dominance as U.S. Class Action Is Decertified

Amazon Settles FTC Prime Case for $2.5 Billion

Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Case Over Prime Sign-Ups

OLG Stuttgart Rules Data Is Not a Price in Lidl App Case

FTC Probes Amazon and Google Over Ad Auction Pricing and Disclosures

Germany Proposes Product Liability Overhaul to Cover Software and AI

Myriad Passes $10 Million in USDC Volume as Users Top 500,000

Class Action Says Amazon Misleads Prime Video Users With “Buy” Button for Revocable Licenses

PlayStation Faces Profeco Complaint in Mexico Over Dollar Prices

Germany Proposes One-Click Online Cancellation and Stricter Withdrawal Limits

CCPA Orders E-Commerce Platforms to Self-Audit and Eliminate Dark Patterns

Disney+ to End Account Access Blocks by May 31 After Verbraucherzentrale NRW Warning

Apple Faces Criminal Referral and Major Policy Shift After Antitrust Ruling

Nike Faces $5 Million Class Action Over RTFKT NFT Shutdown