Meta Slams Apple for ‘Undercutting Others’ With Ad Policy
- Paying to ‘boost’ a social post is now an in-app purchase
- Change marks first time Apple takes cut of social ad revenue
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Meta Platforms Inc. criticized Apple Inc. for changing its App Store terms to take a portion of social-media advertising revenue, saying the iPhone maker was “undercutting others in the digital economy.”
The policy change, disclosed this week, requires users and advertisers to make an in-app purchase when they pay to “boost” posts in apps like TikTok and Meta’s Instagram. Apple takes a commission of as much as 30% on in-app purchases, meaning a company like Meta would lose a portion of its ad revenue to the iPhone maker.