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South Korea plans to investigate Apple, Google, etc. for allegedly violating in-app payment laws
According to the latest report, South Korea’s telecom regulator said on Tuesday that it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple, Google, and One Store for allegedly violating in-app payment laws.
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Last year, South Korea passed an amendment called the Telecommunications Business Act that prohibits major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems, which took effect in March.
The Korea Communications Commission said in a statement that it had conducted an inspection since May 17 to determine whether Google, Apple, and One Store violated the revised Telecommunications Business Act, after which it determined that all three app stores were operating The dealer may have broken the rules.
Strict measures such as corrective orders or fines will be imposed if the investigation finds that the companies mentioned above have indeed carried out prohibited activities, the Korea Communications Commission added. Prohibited actions include unfairly delaying the review of the mobile content by app store operators, or refusing, delaying, restricting, removing, or preventing registrations, updates, etc. of mobile content using third-party payment methods.
Moreover, potential fines for non-compliance will be as high as 2% of the average annual revenue of the relevant business practice. At present, Apple and Google have not responded to this.