BenG Pop-a-911-ster 38,052 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 "Google and Apple Inc. will have to open their app stores to alternative payment systems in South Korea, threatening their lucrative commissions on digital sales. A bill passed Tuesday by South Korea’s National Assembly is the first in the world to dent the tech giants’ dominance over how apps on their platforms sell their digital goods. It will become law once signed by President Moon Jae-in, whose party strongly endorsed the legislation. The law amends South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act to prevent large app-market operators from requiring the use of their in-app purchasing systems. It also bans operators from unreasonably delaying the approval of apps or deleting them from the marketplace—provisions meant to head off retaliation against app makers." https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-apple-hit-in-south-korea-by-worlds-first-law-ending-their-dominance-over-app-store-payments-11630403335?mod=rss_Technology 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG Pop-a-911-ster 38,052 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 And so the first domino falls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 4,653 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I agree. It would make it a lot easier to buy stuff worldwide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG Pop-a-911-ster 38,052 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Mixed feelings about this. Should Amazon allow merchants to have their own payment systems as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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