Google and Apple are in trouble in South Korea as the Korean government has seemingly passed a bill that would ban Apple’s and Google’s app store payment requirements, potentially allowing developers to accept payments through other means. Currently, Apple and Google take up to a 30% commission fee from every in-app purchase made through their stores, but the amendment made in South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act will stop developers to use in-house payment systems. South Korea’s National Assembly has passed the bill, and President Moon Jae-in is expected to sign the bill to convert it into law.
