Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission reviewed Google’s request for a consent decision concerning its alleged violations of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

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Fair Trade Commission reviewed Google’s request for a consent decision concerning its alleged violations of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

On 14 May 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reviewed Google’s request for a consent decision regarding its bundling of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium, practices that had been under investigation for potentially …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-05-14
under investigation

On 14 May 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reviewed Google’s request fo…

2025-05-22
under investigation

On 22 May 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) initiated the consent decision procedure fol…

2025-07-15
in consultation

On 15 July 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) opened a consultation on the provisional con…

2025-08-14
processing consultation

On 14 August 2025, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) closes the consultation on the provisional conse…

2025-11-19
in force

On 19 November 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) confirmed the final consent decision re…