Mark Zuckerberg Says, Apple App Store Policies Present 'Conflict Of Interest'

The founder and CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has once again criticized Apple for its App Store content moderation policies, calling it "a conflict of interest" amid the continuing dispute between Elon Musk and the iPhone maker.

Zuckerberg stated that "it is problematic for one company to be able to control what app experiences end up on a device".while speaking at the New York Times DealBook conference.

According to him, " vast majority of profits in the mobile ecosystem go toward Apple".

The CEO of Meta commented on Musk being the new owner of Twitter, saying "it'll be very interesting to see how this plays out".

Musk said on Thursday that he and Apple CEO Tim Cook had "resolved" their misunderstandings around the possibility of the microblogging platform being removed from the App Store.

Apple and Meta (formerly Facebook) are in disagreement over revisions to iOS and the App Store's privacy settings.

After Apple implemented strict privacy changes in its App Store, Facebook is attempting to improve its ad-tracking systems.

As part of iOS 14.5 in 2021, Apple launched the "Ask App not to Track" prompt, which had a big impact on many businesses. One such company is Meta, which predicted that the privacy changes to Apple's iOS will cost it a whopping $10 billion in 2022.

In April 2021, Apple released iOS 14.5 with the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, which has had an impact on tech giants' digital advertising.

In less than a year, the market valuation of the company (Meta) has decreased by over $600 billion as a result of Apple's privacy decision, according to a report.