United Kingdom, June 27 -- Apple has introduced sweeping updates to its App Store policies in the European Union to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and avoid further regulatory penalties.

After being fined €500 million in April for not complying with the DMA, Apple has unveiled swathes of updates to the App Store on iOS, MacOS and iPadOS in the EU to avoid further penalties.

The key updates include the allowance of multiple external links in apps, which can point users to alternative payment sites, third-party app stores or promotional pages instead of only one, and a new tiered structure fee.

This new structure introduces a multi-layered commission model for in-app purchases initiated through non-App Store payment syst...