# UK sanctions fine highlights App Store payment risks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uk-sanctions-fine-highlights-app-store-payment-risks/679720>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uk-sanctions-fine-highlights-app-store-payment-risks/679720 "2026-03-30T19:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uk-sanctions-fine-highlights-app-store-payment-risks/679720/1 "2026-03-30T19:00:19Z")

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UK fines Apple subsidiary for paying a sanctioned Russian streaming service through.

> **[UK fines Apple's Irish subsidiary £390,000 for breaching Russian sanctions](https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-uk-fine-russia-sanctions-app-store-okko)**
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> Apple Distribution International paid £635,000 to sanctioned Russian streamer Okko via App Store revenue. OFSI's fine sets a precedent for app marketplaces.

Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uk-sanctions-fine-highlights-app-store-payment-risks/679720/2 "2026-03-30T19:14:07Z")

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This shows platform payouts are not “neutral pipes,” and the hard part is scale because automated revenue sharing can still create sanctions liability.

BobaMilk