Apple被迫更新App Store規則，允許加密和NFT應用程序鏈接到外部付款選項

現在，美國地方法院的裁決要求蘋果更新其應用商店規則，迫使該公司允許加密和NFT應用程序開發人員將用戶鏈接到免費的Apple費用的外部付款選項。

A U.S. District Court decision has forced Apple to update its App Store rules, now allowing crypto and NFT app developers to link users to external payment options without Apple's fees.

美國地方法院的一項裁決迫使蘋果更新其應用商店規則，現在允許加密和NFT應用程序開發人員將用戶鏈接到無蘋果費用的外部付款選項。

This follows up on an April 30th ruling where the court found Apple had violated a 2021 injunction as part of its antitrust battle with Epic Games.

這是在4月30日的一項裁決中，法院裁定蘋果違反了2021年的禁令，這是其與史詩般遊戲的反托拉斯戰鬥的一部分。

In a court filing, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found that Apple intentionally disregarded the earlier ruling. The judge described the company’s ongoing actions regarding external links and payments as anticompetitive and stated they would not be permitted to continue.

在法庭文件中，法官伊馮·岡薩雷斯·羅傑斯（Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers）發現，蘋果有意無視早期的裁決。法官將公司關於外部聯繫和付款的持續行動描述為反競爭，並表示不允許他們繼續進行。

Court Mandates Fee-Free External Links for App Store Developers

法院授權App Store開發人員的免費外部鏈接

The ruling explicitly orders Apple to cease imposing commissions or fees on transactions completed outside its App Store payment system. The company is also prohibited from auditing or monitoring these external transactions.

該裁決明確命令蘋果停止在其App Store支付系統之外完成的交易中徵收佣金或費用。還禁止該公司審核或監視這些外部交易。

Furthermore, developers cannot be prevented from including external payment links within their apps, and Judge Rogers clarified that Apple cannot dictate how developers choose to implement or display links directing users to outside payment systems. The ruling also forbids Apple from excluding specific app categories or developers from utilizing external linking features.

此外，不能阻止開發人員在其應用程序中包含外部付款鏈接，Rogers法官澄清說，Apple不能指示開發人員如何選擇實現或顯示將用戶引向外部付款系統的鏈接。該裁決還禁止蘋果排除特定的應用程序類別或開發人員使用外部鏈接功能。

This court decision grants developers building for the U.S. App Store more freedom, especially those working with digital assets. They can now insert buttons or links within their apps to direct users to NFT marketplaces or other crypto services for purchases.

該法院裁決授予開發人員為美國應用程序商店建造更多的自由，尤其是那些使用數字資產的自由。現在，他們可以在其應用程序中插入按鈕或鏈接，以指導用戶進入NFT市場或其他加密服務進行購買。

Platforms like the NFT marketplace OpenSea were previously severely restricted on iOS, allowing users only to browse NFTs, not buy them through external links without threat of Apple's rules.

像NFT Marketplace Opensea這樣的平台以前嚴重限制了iOS，僅允許用戶瀏覽NFT，而不是通過外部鏈接購買而沒有蘋果規則的外部鏈接。

Apple has informed developers about the mandated changes through updated App Store guidelines. Some industry watchers described the tone of Apple’s communication as reluctant, but the new rules are effective immediately.

蘋果通過更新的App Store指南向開發人員告知開發人員。一些行業觀察家將蘋果交流的基調描述為不願，但新規則立即生效。

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney also commented on the development and announced that Epic plans to relaunch its popular game Fortnite on the U.S. iOS App Store following the decision. Sweeney stated that Epic would drop its ongoing and future legal actions against Apple if the company applied these same rule changes globally, not just in the U.S.

Epic Games首席執行官Tim Sweeney還評論了該開發項目，並宣布Epic計劃在決定後重新啟動其在美國iOS App Store上的流行遊戲Fortnite。斯威尼（Sweeney）表示，如果公司在全球應用這些相同的規則發生變化，不僅在美國，EPIC將對蘋果公司進行持續不斷的法律訴訟