Republic of Korea: Announced investigation into Google regarding commission in Google Play Store

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Announced investigation into Google regarding commission in Google Play Store

On 8 October 2020, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) opened an investigation into Google's plan on taking a 30% commission on all in-app purchases as part of its updated Google Play Store Guidelines.

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Scope

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Unilateral conduct regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

software provider: app stores

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

competition authority

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2020-10-08

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On 8 October 2020, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) opened an investigation into Google's pla…