What has been dubbed the « Anti-Google Law » in South Korea was originally passed in that country’s parliament last week, but the final vote went through yesterday. The…
What just happened? South Korea just became the first country in the world to pass a law preventing app store owners like Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their payment systems. Those two companies in particular are facing increasing scrutiny these days over the question of how much control they should have over their platforms, but this represents a significant new step, as Epic Games’ CEO has already pointed out. What has been dubbed the « Anti-Google Law » in South Korea was originally passed in that country’s parliament last week, but the final vote went through yesterday. The bill will become law when signed by South Korea’s president, whose party has already backed it. According to a report from the Associated Press, the companies also can’t punish apps that use alternate payment systems by imposing unreasonable delays in approving those apps.
