{"id":2093,"date":"2026-10-28T17:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5000.news\/yuzhna-koreya-globi-google-apple-plashtania-prilozhenia-28-oktomvri-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:45:33","slug":"yuzhna-koreya-globi-google-apple-plashtania-prilozhenia-28-oktomvri-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/yuzhna-koreya-globi-google-apple-plashtania-prilozhenia-28-oktomvri-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea fines Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won over in-app payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea's Media and Communications Commission imposed fines on Google and Apple totalling <strong>63.7 billion South Korean won<\/strong> (approximately US$47.6 million) over payment practices in mobile app stores. The decision was announced on 28 October 2026 and included orders for corrective action, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<h2>How are the fines divided?<\/h2>\n<p>Google was fined <strong>42.9 billion won<\/strong>, while Apple was fined <strong>20.8 billion won<\/strong>. According to the regulator, the practices restricted developers' and users' choice of payment systems within apps.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea's 2021 legislation prohibits app-store operators from requiring a particular payment method as the only option. The regulator also examined issues related to app-review procedures.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens next for companies and developers?<\/h2>\n<p>The regulator ordered changes that would allow developers to offer external payment links inside apps, along with improvements to app-review procedures. This is a regulatory decision; it does not mean that all apps have already changed their payment arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Apple said it disagreed with the decision and was considering its options under South Korean law. Google had not immediately commented to Reuters when the original report was published.<\/p>\n<p>The case forms part of a wider international debate over competition and fees in mobile app stores. Further developments will depend on subsequent actions by the companies and the regulator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/business\/south-korea-media-commission-fines-google-and-apple-over-app-payment-systems-6499616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters \/ CNA, 28 October 2026<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/amp\/Technology\/wireStory\/south-korea-fines-google-apple-unfair-app-market-137633227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press \/ ABC News, 28 October 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: CardMapr.nl \/ Unsplash, illustrative. It does not show the regulator's decision.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea's regulator fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won and ordered changes to payment practices in app stores.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,24,5],"tags":[16,41],"class_list":["post-2093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biznes","category-nauka-i-tehnologii","category-svyat","tag-aktualno","tag-aktsenti-ot-denya"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/5000.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/\u0418\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f-\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u043d\u043e-\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u2014-CardMapr.nl-Unsplash.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions\/2095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}