Republic of Korea: KFTC Investigation into Google Regarding Google Play Store Commissions

Korea Fair Trade Commission announced conditional approval of Tving and Wavve merger

Fair Trade Commission announced inquiry on subscription services under Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act to assess consumer protection and market practices

Fair Trade Commission issued corrective orders against BikeBank and Logiol for restrictive trade practices

Fair Trade Commission closes consultation on provisional consent decision against Broadcom for violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

Fair Trade Commission closes consultation on proposed consent order pertaining to Kakao over alleged unfair trade practices

Korea Fair Trade Commission announced conditional approval of Synopsys's proposed merger with ANSYS

Fair Trade Commission imposed a corrective order and a fine of KRW 390 million on Kakao over deceptive advertising practices

Fair Trade Commission approved acquisition of Rainbow Robotics by Samsung Electronics

Fair Trade Commission fined Digit Mobility KRW 228 million for their franchise fee collection practices

Issued ruling in KFTC investigation into Kakao Mobility for alleged abuse of market dominance in the ride-hailing service market

Issued order in FTC investigation into AliExpress and Temu over alleged hazardous products

Issued order in FTC investigation into AliExpress and Temu over alleged unfair terms and conditions

Announced KCC investigation into Naver over allegedly violating the Telecommunications Business Act

Issued ruling in FTC investigation into Broadcom for alleged unfair business conduct

Announced Korea Communications Commission investigation into Naver for alleged discriminatory conduct by its news algorithm

Issued FTC ruling approving Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Announced Korean Fair Trade Commission investigation into Kakao Mobility acquisition of stake in SM Entertainment

Issued Supreme Court ruling on Qualcomm’s abuse of market dominance

Issued KFTC fine against Google for abuse of dominance in the mobile gaming app market

Issued ruling in FTC investigation into Kakao Mobility over manipulative algorithms use

Opened KFTC investigation into Delivery Hero's acquisition of Woowa Brothers

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

Coupang sanctioned with a fine of 3.29 billion won ($2.8 million) for abuse of dominance in the form of unfair business practices