29-08-2021, 01:18 PM
Jude Karabus Thu 26 Aug 2021 // 18:23 UTC
South Korea is potentially on its way to tweaking its Telecommunications Business Act to stop Apple and Google from taking a cut of in-app purchases after a bill was approved by a committee of its National Assembly.
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If it does pass, the tweak to the Act will mean that companies with dominant market positions – like Apple and Google – will not be allowed to require software developers on their platforms to choose their respective app store's payment systems for users to download paid-for apps or make in-app purchases.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/26/s...ll_monday/
South Korea is potentially on its way to tweaking its Telecommunications Business Act to stop Apple and Google from taking a cut of in-app purchases after a bill was approved by a committee of its National Assembly.
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If it does pass, the tweak to the Act will mean that companies with dominant market positions – like Apple and Google – will not be allowed to require software developers on their platforms to choose their respective app store's payment systems for users to download paid-for apps or make in-app purchases.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/26/s...ll_monday/