{Disarmed} The "anti-Google" law is approved in South Korea: the first country to try to reduce the commissions of the application stores with the blow of legislation
The locally known as "anti-Google" law has been approved in South Korea, with 180 votes in favor of 188, according to Reuters . The Telecommunications Business Act is the first major law promoted to end a practice that big technology companies like Google and Apple have been doing for years : forcing them to use their payment system in their app store and charge commissions of up to 30%.
The South Korean Parliament has approved the bill that will prohibit companies like Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their payment platform for in-app purchases. A practice that in countries like the United States has led Apple to face Epic Games in court .
In xiaomist.com Apple opens (very little) the doors of the App Store to developers awaiting sentencing for the trial with Epic GamesSouth Korea overtakes Europe and the US against the dominance of Apple and Google in their payment systems
South Korea thus becomes the first major country to force Apple and Google to allow various payment methods . Legislation that will force technology giants to change their method of working and that could be replicated in the United States and Europe if the judges' decision is in line with that adopted by South Korea.
According to Reuters, Korean Parliament records suggest the amendment prohibits dominant store operators from imposing payment systems on content providers and "inappropriately delaying" the review or removal of mobile content.
In mid-August , three Republican and Democratic senators put forward a similar proposal in the United States Senate to allow different payment methods, following European Commission investigations , Spotify's allegations, and Epic Games' own lawsuits.
In xiaomist.com Apple, Fortnite and lentils: how the App Store and the obsession with control have led us to this situationFrom Apple they explain to us that "The Telecommunications Companies Law will put users who buy digital goods from other sources at risk of fraud" and they believe that " the trust of users in purchases from the App Store will decrease as a result of this legislation , which will generate fewer opportunities. "
From Google they point out that "Google Play provides much more than payment processing, and our service fee helps keep Android free, giving developers the tools and the global platform to access billions of consumers around the world" , stating that "just as it costs developers money to create an application, it costs us money to create and maintain an operating system and an application store. We are going to reflect on how to comply with this law and at the same time maintain a model that support a high-quality operating system and app store. "
A first position that leaves the door open to many positions and where they explain that during the next few weeks they will release more information. At the moment, the actions of Google and Apple in the previous months have been to reduce the percentage of commissions to 15% for small developers .
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The news The "anti-Google" law is approved in South Korea: the first country to try to reduce the commissions of application stores through legislation was originally published in xiaomist.com by Enrique Pérez .
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