Fri. 08/14 – Fortnite Banned! The Epic/Apple/...

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Fortnite by Epic Games was recently banned from the Apple iOS App Store and the Google Play Store for Android. These are my thoughts. 

Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney says the popular game Fortnite has been blacklisted from the iOS App Store until the company's legal battle with Apple ends.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel ...  Show more

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In August 2020, Epic Games and Apple began a very public war involving the video game Fortnite and how Apple processes in-app transactions. We look at the disagreement and what's at stake. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/ ...  Show more