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

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

SEOUL, Oct ‌28 (Reuters) - South Korea's Media and Communications ​Commission ‌has fined Google and ‌Apple for limiting users to specific ‌app payment systems and ordered corrective measures, the regulator said on Wednesday.

Google ⁠was fined 42.9 ‌billion won ($32.35 million) ⁠and Apple 20.8 billion ​won, the commission said in a statement.

Apple ​said it disagreed ​with ‌the decision and was ​evaluating options ⁠in accordance with ‌South Korean laws. ​It ​said it has worked with outside developers to enable innovation through its ‌App Store.

Google did not immediately have ‌comment ​when contacted by Reuters.

($1 = 1,326.0900 won)

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ed ‌Davies and Tomasz Janowski)