Apple was hit with a $115 million fine Monday after Italy’s competition authority alleged the tech giant was abusing its dominant position to harm third-party developers in its App Store.

Apple is going to allow iPhone users in Brazil to pay for apps and services outside of the App Store itself, all to settle an investigation into supposed anti-competitive practices in the country.

Apple says it will appeal a $116 million fine from Italy's antitrust authority. The watchdog determined that operating one of Apple's privacy features restricted competition.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Apple was required to open up iOS to competing stores today, and instead of doing so honestly, they have launched another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking in gross disrespect to the government and people of Japan. Apple chose poorly. Again.”

The regulator says Apple was abusing its dominance via the Apple App Store to enforce restrictive privacy-related regulations on developers.

Italy's antitrust authority has fined Apple about $116 million after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted competition.

Due to regulatory action, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, and in-app links to external offers on iOS in Brazil, according to legal news website MLex and Brazilian blog Tecnoblog.

Apple has agreed to open iOS to third party app stores and also allow new payment options in Brazil with a revised fee structure.