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South Korea's parliament passes key law to curb Apple, Google duopoly

The Bill bans major app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payment systems

Apple and Alphabet’s Google, the effective duopoly controlling most of the world’s smartphones, face a raft of legislative measures in the US rebuking their “gatekeeper control” and urging a curb on their power to dictate terms on app marketplaces.
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Apple and Alphabet’s Google, the effective duopoly controlling most of the world’s smartphones, face a raft of legislative measures in the US rebuking their “gatekeeper control” and urging a curb on their power to dictate terms on app marketplaces.It is the first such curb by a major economy on the likes of Apple and Alphabet’s Google, which face global criticism for requiring the use of proprietary payment systems that charge commissions of up to 30 per cent.

Heekyong Yang | Reuters Seoul
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday approved a Bill that bans major app store operators, such as Google and Apple, from forcing software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases.
 
It is the first such curb by a major economy on the likes of Apple and Alphabet’s Google, which face global criticism for requiring the use of proprietary payment systems that charge commissions of up to 30 per cent.
 
The final vote was 180 in favour out of 188 attending to pass the amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act, dubbed the “Anti-Google law”.

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