Progress

Current status
in force
14 Sep 2021 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

14 Sep 2021
in force

Google fined $176.64 million for abuse of dominance in the Android OS market

On 14 August 2021, the Korean Fair Trade Commission issued a fine of 207 billion won ($176.64 million) to Google for its abuse of power in the Android operating system market. The KFTC alleges Google of restricting market competition through its ant…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority