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S. Korea Requires Google, Facebook and 4 Others to Provide Stable Online Services

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Monday it has required global tech giants Google, Facebook and Netflix as well as local rivals Naver, Kakao and Wavve, to comply with the country’s new law under which large data-hungry online companies must provide stable services. Last year, South Korea passed a law [...]

S. Korean Tech Group Files Complaint Against Google’s In-app Payment System

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of major South Korean online companies said Monday it submitted a complaint to the country’s telecommunications regulator against Google for potential changes to its app store policies that would force local developers to only use its platform’s payment system. The Korea Internet Corporations Association, which represents major [...]