What is the 30% ‘Apple Tax’ and why is Elon Musk suddenly whining about it?

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk had his Twitter account hacked last week.

In the latest ongoing Twitter Saga, Elon Musk is claiming that Apple is threatening to remove Twitter from its platform. He’s also just learned that Apple takes a 30% cut on any purchases made through apps via its App Store and has been tweeting about this ‘secret’ tax.

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The drama between Elon Musk and Apple started this week when the CEO claimed that the tech giant was threatening to “withhold” Twitter from the App Store. Musk also stated that Apple had “mostly stopped advertising” on the platform.

According to Musk, Apple is yet to explain why it might allegedly boot Twitter from its platform.

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