SOUTH KOREA BANS GOOGLE, APPLE PAYMENT MONOPOLIES
Sep 03, 2021
3 minutes
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South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems.
South Korea is reportedly the first country in the world to pass such a bill, which becomes law when it is signed by the president, whose party has backed the legislation.
The tech giants have faced widespread criticism over their practice of
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