( September 17, 2026, 08:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google is facing calls from South Korean app developers and civic groups for stronger remedies over its app-market payment policies, with the groups arguing that fines alone would not be enough to restore effective competition. In a joint press conference near the US Embassy in Seoul on Thursday, the 24 groups, including Digital Sovereignty Restoration Citizens Committee and People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, urged the Korea Media and Communications Commission to prohibit compulsory or de facto compulsory Google Play Billing, address fee structures they say make third-party payments commercially ineffective, ban anti-steering restrictions and retaliation against developers, and require independent compliance monitoring. They also called for meaningful redress for alleged past losses suffered by South Korean developers and said protections available to developers and consumers in the US should be applied comparably in South Korea.Statement is attached (in Korean)....
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