Ahead of Apple’s developer conference, Facebook says it won’t charge creators until 2023

Facebook Inc will not charge a fee to content creators for at least the next two years, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, moments before Apple Inc’s annual conference, where the iPhone maker faces an unsettled developer audience.

“And when we do introduce a revenue share, it will be less than the 30 per cent that Apple and others take.”

Apple’s control over what apps make it to its app platform and its commissions of 15 per cent to 30 per cent on digital sales have come under regulatory scrutiny, with the iPhone maker having to defend itself in court over its App Store practices.