Google fined for blocking Android customisation

Stefan Mileschin · 15th September 2021, 09:05

Search engine not having a good year

South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Google $176.64 million for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system.

It is Google’s second setback in the country in less than a month and it says it will appeal.

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC, but not Kentucky Fried Takeaway Chicken) said Google's contract terms with device makers amounted to an abuse of its dominant market position that restricted competition in the mobile OS market.

KFTC Chairperson Joh Sung-wook said the decision provides Google with an opportunity to restore future competitive pressure in the mobile OS and app market markets.
The antitrust regulator said this could be the ninth-biggest fine it has ever imposed.

KFTC said Google hampered competition by making device producers abide by an "anti-fragmentation agreement (AFA)" when signing key contracts with it regarding app store licences.

https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/535...-customisation

15th September 2021, 09:05	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,514	Google fined for blocking Android customisation Search engine not having a good year South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Google $176.64 million for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system. It is Google’s second setback in the country in less than a month and it says it will appeal. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC, but not Kentucky Fried Takeaway Chicken) said Google's contract terms with device makers amounted to an abuse of its dominant market position that restricted competition in the mobile OS market. KFTC Chairperson Joh Sung-wook said the decision provides Google with an opportunity to restore future competitive pressure in the mobile OS and app market markets. The antitrust regulator said this could be the ninth-biggest fine it has ever imposed. KFTC said Google hampered competition by making device producers abide by an "anti-fragmentation agreement (AFA)" when signing key contracts with it regarding app store licences. https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/535...-customisation

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