Apple Accused of Not Doing Enough to Comply With South Korean App Store LawApple is not doing enough to comply with South Korean legislation that forbids app store operators from forcing developers to use their payment systems, according to lawmaker Jo Seoung-lae,
Reuters reports.
Via
an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act, South Korea is the first country endeavouring to stop developers from being forced to use a single payment system offered by app store operators. The law came into effect in September, but the exact details of what companies need to do to comply with it had not yet been fully drafted.
This month, Apple reportedly told the South Korean government that
it was already complying with the new law and did not need to change its
App Store policies. Jo Seoung-lae, the lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment, told
Reuters:
Frankly, we are not satisfied... Apple's claim that it's already complying is nonsensical. Excessive fees take away developers' chances for innovation ... parliament is to be closely informed as the government drafts detailed regulations to make sure there is accountability.
It is as yet unclear how platform operators will be sanctioned if the regulations are breached, but according to a draft seen by
Reuters, it could involve fines of up to two percent of revenue.
The initial details of what Apple will need to do to meet its new obligations in South Korea are expected to be made public by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) tomorrow, ahead of them coming into full effect by March 2022.
In an interview at the
Global Conference for Mobile Application Ecosystem Fairness in Seoul today,
Epic Games CEO
Tim Sweeney renewed his ongoing attack on Apple and called for a single, universal app store.
Elsewhere,
Law Street reports that an antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Apple in Northern District of California, accusing the company of charging supracompetitive prices on the ‌App Store‌.<div class="linkback">Tags:
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