South Korea approves app store law rules focused on Apple and Google

Seoul – A law banning the ruling app-store application in a detailed rule on March 8 Tuesday is approved by the South Korean Communication Commission Foundation. The application was accused of forcing developers and software makers to use the payment procedure they provide. The app store operators like Apple Inc. and Googl.o from Google are again under the hot waters this time from South Korea.

The regulator of the South Korean Communication Commission said in a statement that they specify the law “the act of forcing a specific payment method to a provider of mobile content” by use of the market’s app in an unfair manner.

KCC Chairman Han Sang-hyuk said; “In order to prevent indirect regulatory avoidance, prohibited acts’ types and standards have been established as tightly-knit as possible within the scope delegated by the law.”

South Korea legislated Telecommunication Business Act in 2021 and the rule in an amendment to the law.

This would be such a big economic curb for Google and Apple where they already have been facing criticism on the proprietary payment issue across the globe. The app forces the developers to make payments through their gateway charging a 30% commission.

The amendment is named an enforcement ordinance and will come into effect from March 15.

The Act includes the operators that intentionally delay the process of reviewing content, delaying. Refusing, blocking the registration, restricting, renewing, and lengthens the time of inspection of using third-party payment procedures.

“With a view to forestall oblique regulatory avoidance, prohibited acts’ sorts and requirements have been established as tightly-knit as attainable inside the scope delegated by the regulation,” stated KCC Chairman Han Sang-hyuk.

The KCC Foundation also said that the fines for potential infractions will exceed 2% of the annual median income from the practices of associated enterprises.