Progress

Current status
under deliberation
08 Oct 2020 under deliberation

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

08 Oct 2020
under deliberation

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.

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

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