Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that, effective immediately, Apple can no longer take a cut from purchases made outside apps and has blocked the tech giant from restricting how developers can point people to third-party payment options.

Judge torches Apple for “willful” defiance, refers case to prosecutors The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has been torched by a federal judge for openly ignoring a 2021 court order on App Store payments and could now be staring down the barrel of a criminal contempt probe.

A judge referred Apple for potential criminal investigation, saying it breached an order to allow flexibility in how consumers make digital purchases from apps.