South Korea fines Google and Apple over ‘unfair’ app market practices

The Hindu28 October 2026, 11:41 UTCSouth Korea

The Commission fined Google 42.9 billion won ($32 million) and Apple 20.8 billion won ($15.5 million) and ordered both companies to let South Korean developers use external payment links within their apps and to improve their app review procedures

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