South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) have abused their dominant app market position and warned them of possible fines totaling up to $50.5 million. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said in a statement that the two tech giants forced app developers into specific payment methods and caused unfair delays in app review, which violated the country’s telecommunication business law, Reuters reported. The KCC also alleged that Google and Apple enforced exclusive contracts with mobile device manufacturers that forced them to use only the US tech companies’ in-app payment systems, from … Continue reading South Korea Signals Possible Fines for Google and Apple Over App Marketing Practices