It’s insane the lengths Apple and Google will go to in order to maintain App Store restrictions… and I bet it’s just a a coincidence that South Korea happens to be one of the worlds biggest Mobile Gaming markets. https://t.co/hVV3lWKRsI

— Vivek Sharma (@pucknorris) August 24, 2021

The South Korean legislation would be the 1st law in the world to require cos that operate app stores to let users in Korea pay for in-app purchases using a variety of payment systems. It would also prohibit blocking developers from listing their products on other app stores https://t.co/0YJwfIbAH5

— Arrowz (@TanArrowz) August 24, 2021

That said, if the Biden administration does step in to pressure South Korea to stop them from regulating Apple & Google’s App Stores then we should assume this U.S. legislation is dead as well. https://t.co/zr2aGWnunb

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) August 24, 2021

The judiciary committee of the South Korean National Assembly is expected to vote as soon as tomorrow on the regulations. Then it needs a vote of the full assembly and a presidential signature to become law.

— David McCabe (@dmccabe) August 23, 2021

“…the first law in the world to require companies that operate app stores to let users in Korea pay for in-app purchases using a variety of payment systems. It would also prohibit blocking developers from listing their products on other app stores.” https://t.co/KyHX1uAGM3

— Paul Mozur 孟建國 (@paulmozur) August 24, 2021

Apple and Google stop at nothing but can't put out all the fires that have only one reason: monopoly abuse. https://t.co/D98iNlP74x

— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) August 24, 2021

“The South Korean legislation would be the first law in the world to require companies that operate app stores to let users in Korea pay for in-app purchases using a variety of payment systems.”?

“[It’s] expected to face a crucial vote this week.”https://t.co/Sj3nl88der

— Kosta Eleftheriou (@keleftheriou) August 24, 2021

Useful piece on a battle in South Korea over Google and Apple app stores. The State Dept is advocating on behalf of American tech monopolists, but US Trade Rep @AmbassadorTai is not. https://t.co/MTAoq9FrTY

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 23, 2021

Apple & Google have asked the Biden administration to stop South Korea from passing a law that would ban App Stores from requiring in-app purchases use their payment systems and give them a 30% cut.

Awkward since U.S. is debating a similar law in Congresshttps://t.co/QkKdcn16hg

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) August 24, 2021

New w/ @jin_charli...

Google and Apple are fighting regulations in South Korea. They wanted help from DC.

That tests the Biden administration: Will it defend tech companies facing antitrust scrutiny abroad while it applies that same scrutiny at home? https://t.co/Q5HTQH0HUh

— David McCabe (@dmccabe) August 23, 2021

“You don’t want to be calling out a country for potentially violating an obligation when at the same time your own government is questioning the practice. It weakens the case substantially.” https://t.co/y6p1pByS41

— Carlos Tejada (@CRTejada) August 24, 2021

Like a lot of people assumed, privacy talk was all marketing and a way to further monopolize every element of themselves.
Tim Cook, the CEO who cries wolf when it comes to the bottom line. https://t.co/QTL3qHtN0G

— David Stevens (@AltDadTech) August 24, 2021

South Korea set to ban Apple from making developers use in-app purchases https://t.co/8wD6RPa06E

— iMore (@iMore) August 24, 2021

South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech giants by a major economy https://t.co/JTUHLaBX5J 1/8 pic.twitter.com/xpwFPqL60n

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 24, 2021

We encourage the South Korean Judiciary Committee and legislature to pass this bold and needed legislation in order to #OpentheAppStore. @Reuters' @HeekyongYang has more: https://t.co/PKez4Sqn5v

— Coalition for App Fairness (@appfairness) August 24, 2021

"South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech giants by a major economy." $AAPLhttps://t.co/jkGnmbsgoE

— Jerry Capital (@JerryCap) August 24, 2021

South Korea Wants to Mandate Multiple Payment Systems for IAP - https://t.co/QNpo7hE4Xd pic.twitter.com/8pbWX2ThVI

— Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) August 24, 2021