Republic of Korea: Korean Fair Trade Commission investigation into Google for abuse of dominance in the mobile gaming app market
Progress
Current status
in force
11 Apr 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued KFTC fine against Google for abuse of dominance in the mobile gaming app market
On 11 April 2023, Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed a fine of KRW 42.1 billion on Google LLC, Google Korea and Google Asia Pacific for abusing their market dominance in the local mobile gaming app market. In particular, the FTC found that …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority