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Fortnite iOS Is Returning to Brazil in July; Details Here
The war between Epic Games Store and Apple is something that seems to be progressing in a positive direction. Especially if you are a Fortnite player who wants a switch to iOS, things are about to get better. Fortnite is returning to iOS in Brazil through the Epic Games Store in July 2025. The confirmation comes from the official Fortnite…
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Brazil tells Apple to open up; perhaps it’s time to move on? – Computerworld
If this story sounds familiar, it’s because it is. In defense of its App Store business model, Apple is defending, losing, appealing, and usually losing again in courts around the globe. It has failed to secure victory in Europe, and seems set on the same journey world-wide; so far, no court has ultimately chosen to support the company in its arguments. Failure…
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Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
The judge who issued today’s ruling said that “Apple has already complied with similar obligations in other countries without demonstrating significant impact or irreparable harm to its economic model,” Valor reports. Brazil’s investigation into Apple began with a complaint filed by Mercado Livre in 2022. In November, Brazil gave Apple 20 days to let developers offer alternative in-app payment options…
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Will Brazil force Apple to admit App Store defeat? – Computerworld
What price platform integrity? Even then, another problem Apple faces in that is that each nation could demand slightly different approaches to lifting those restrictions. The problem is that there is a development and infrastructure support cost, not to mention legal expenses, to each of those dictated approaches. What that means is that the less harmonious Apple lets payments on…
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USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil’s Polícia Federal in “Operation Data Breach”. USDoD, aka EquationCorp, has a long history of high-profile data breaches where he stole data and commonly leaked it on hacking forums while taunting the victims. These breaches include those on the FBI’s InfraGard, a…
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Brazil bans X: all the latest news
X reverses course on Brazil. Elon Musk’s lawyers have reportedly undercut his free-speech theatrics related to ye old Twitter’s refusal to block accounts as ordered by the country’s highest court. According to Reuters, X’s lawyers said the following in a letter addressed to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Monday: “As already communicated to the federal police, X Brasil informs that all…
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X is About to Be Blocked in Brazil
Brazilian readers might soon have some difficulty finding this story, at least if they rely on Elon Musk’s X for their news. That’s because a judge has officially ordered a ban on the social media platform in the country, following a months-long battle over the limits of speech on the the site formerly known as Twitter. Conflict between X and…
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