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Google Fined $32 Million by South Korea Antitrust Regulator for Blocking Mobile Games on Competing Platform
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store's revenue and value as a platform, by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for providing in-app exposure between June 2016 and April 2018.
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Tesla Hit With KRW 2.85 Billion Fine in South Korea Over Alleged False Advertising
Tesla was hit with a KRW 2.85 billion (roughly Rs. 18 crore) fine after a South Korean regulator said it failed to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles in low temperatures. The driving range of electric vehicles manufactured by Tesla plunge in cold weather by up to 50.5 percent versus how they are advertised o...
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Google Has Undermined Competition, South Korean Antitrust Chief Says
Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) chief the agency believes US search giant Google has undermined competition, adding that the agency plans to present a case to its review committee this year.
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Apple Korea, Under Antitrust Probe, Proposes $84 Million to Support Small Businesses
Apple’s South Korean unit has proposed measures to address antitrust concerns and offered to provide $84.02 million (roughly Rs. 629.3 crores) worth of support programmes for small businesses, consumers, and others, the country's competition watchdog said.
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South Korea Says Investigating Whether Google Broke Antitrust Laws
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) disclosed the investigation in a brief statement.
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Qualcomm Reportedly Being Investigated by South Korean Antitrust Body
Korea's Fair Trade Commission will reportedly look into whether Qualcomm is abusing its dominant market position.
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South Korea clears Google after two-year Android probe
South Korea's fair trade commission says Google making its search service the default in Android devices did not limit competition in the search market.
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Google Fined $32 Million by South Korea Antitrust Regulator for Blocking Mobile Games on Competing Platform
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store's revenue and value as a platform, by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for providing in-app exposure between June 2016 and April 2018.
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Tesla Hit With KRW 2.85 Billion Fine in South Korea Over Alleged False Advertising
Tesla was hit with a KRW 2.85 billion (roughly Rs. 18 crore) fine after a South Korean regulator said it failed to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles in low temperatures. The driving range of electric vehicles manufactured by Tesla plunge in cold weather by up to 50.5 percent versus how they are advertised o...
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Google Has Undermined Competition, South Korean Antitrust Chief Says
Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) chief the agency believes US search giant Google has undermined competition, adding that the agency plans to present a case to its review committee this year.
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Apple Korea, Under Antitrust Probe, Proposes $84 Million to Support Small Businesses
Apple’s South Korean unit has proposed measures to address antitrust concerns and offered to provide $84.02 million (roughly Rs. 629.3 crores) worth of support programmes for small businesses, consumers, and others, the country's competition watchdog said.
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South Korea Says Investigating Whether Google Broke Antitrust Laws
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) disclosed the investigation in a brief statement.
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Qualcomm Reportedly Being Investigated by South Korean Antitrust Body
Korea's Fair Trade Commission will reportedly look into whether Qualcomm is abusing its dominant market position.
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South Korea clears Google after two-year Android probe
South Korea's fair trade commission says Google making its search service the default in Android devices did not limit competition in the search market.
