Facebook bashes Apple for refusing to waive commission fees, seizing on backlash

Facebook said it requested the waiver so that small businesses would not have to pay Apple's cut for a new paid online events product the world's biggest social media company is launching on its core platform.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.On Thursday, Apple removed popular video game "Fortnite" from its app store for violating its in-app payment guidelines, sparking a backlash online and prompting developer Epic Games to file a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging A