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.

A federal judge ruled Apple “willfully” violated a prior order alleging its App Store’s restrictions broke antitrust laws and accused one company executive of lying to the court. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.

In response, Apple (and Google, who Epic also sued) removed Fortnite from mobile stores. And thus, Epic formally launched Project Liberty to dismantle Apple’s monopoly on mobile gaming. But in 2021, United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Roger largely ruled in Apple’s favor and even ordered Epic to pay Apple lost revenue.