{"id":53716,"date":"2026-10-30T15:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53716"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:12:29","slug":"south-korea-fines-apple-over-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/30\/south-korea-fines-apple-over-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Fines Apple Over App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/10\/28\/apple-fined-15-5-million-as-south-korea-orders-changes-to-app-store-rules\/\">Marcus Mendes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/10\/28\/apple-fined-15-5-million-as-south-korea-orders-changes-to-app-store-rules\/\">\n<p>South Korea&rsquo;s Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea.net\/Government\/Briefing-Room\/Press-Releases\/view?articleId=2019171&amp;insttCode=A260308&amp;type=N&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\">announced today<\/a> a series of fines and corrective orders against Apple and Google over violations of the country&rsquo;s Telecommunications Business Act.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically for Apple, the KMCC imposed a fine of 20.81 billion won (approximately $15.5 million) and ordered the company to revise its App Store policies regarding payment methods and app review procedures, as well as prevent what it referred to as &ldquo;discriminatory commission&rdquo; practices from recurring.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>In essence, the decision centers around three violations: forcing specific payment methods, unfairly delaying app reviews, and imposing discriminatory commissions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/30\/taiwan-26-app-store-fee\/\">Taiwan: 26% App Store Fee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/30\/australia-app-marketplaces-external-payments-no-fees-audit\/\">Australia: App Marketplaces, External Payments, No Fees\/Audit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/south-korea-raids-apple-offices\/\">South Korea Raids Apple Offices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/09\/south-korea-investigates-app-store\/\">South Korea Investigates App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/30\/storekit-external-purchase-entitlement-for-south-korea\/\">StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement for South Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/15\/apple-refuses-app-store-changes-for-south-korea\/\">Apple Refuses App Store Changes for South Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/south-korea-app-store-bill\/\">South Korea App Store Bill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Mendes: South Korea&rsquo;s Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) announced today a series of fines and corrective orders against Apple and Google over violations of the country&rsquo;s Telecommunications Business Act. 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