{
  "id": 1753256,
  "title": "New EU App Store terms lower both costs and bar to entry for external payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/new-eu-app-store-terms-lower-both-costs-and-bar-to-entry-for-external",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:33:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/18/new-eu-app-store-terms-lower-both-costs-and-bar-to-entry-for-external-payments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On Tuesday, after much back-and-forth with the European Union, Apple has rolled out new and simpler terms and fee structures for developers that distribute in the area. An EU flag with the App Store logo The terms are greatly simplified. Core technology fees are mostly exterminated, replaced by percentages. For App Store apps using Apple In-App Purchase, the new commission will be 26 percent. For…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}