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TECHNOLOGY • SOUTH KOREA

South Korea fines Google and Apple over app-store payment rules

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South Korea fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won for steering app developers toward their own payment systems and delaying app reviews, according to Euronews. The report does not specify whether either company will appeal.

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Why it matters

The penalties directly affect two major U.S. technology companies and add to regulatory scrutiny of their app-store practices. Any broader effect on developers or app-store rules is not detailed in the supplied report.