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South Korea media commission fines Google and Apple over app payment systems

South Korea's Media and Communications Commission fined Google 42.9 billion won, about $32.35 million, and Apple 20.8 billion won for limiting users to specific app payment systems, and it ordered corrective measures.

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What happened

South Korea's Media and Communications Commission fined Google 42.9 billion won and Apple 20.8 billion won, a combined 63.7 billion won or about $47.6 million, for limiting users to specific app payment systems and delaying app reviews without clear reasons. It ordered corrective measures. Apple disagreed and is reviewing its options under South Korean law.

Global impact / market context

The ruling says these app store operators pushed developers toward their own payment systems and held up app reviews. For ordinary phone users and app makers, this is about whether they get more choice in how they pay and how quickly apps reach stores. The fines show regulators are willing to act on app store rules.

What to watch

  1. Whether Google and Apple carry out the ordered corrective measures, because that decides if app payment choices and review delays actually change for users and developers.
  2. How Apple's review under South Korean law proceeds, because it could lead to a challenge or a negotiated outcome that affects the fine and the required changes.
  3. Whether South Korea's commission takes further action on app market practices, because it signals if more rules or penalties are coming for app stores.

Affected assets

  • AAPL
  • GOOGL

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