Baddown of domestic platform companies to increase the price of Google In app payment

While Google violated domestic law and adhered to in-app payment forced policies, civil organizations were criticized for being abused as an opportunity for domestic platform companies.

On the 14th, the Consumer Sovereign Citizens' Council made a statement and urged that Google was strongly urged to immediately stop the price increase of content companies due to the in-app payment effect.

The group said, Google's in-app payment policy is an obvious unfair act, and the Korea Communications Commission is investigating, and consumer groups are also accusing lawsuits. It is a serious problem to make the policy change as an opportunity to raise the policy.

KakaoTalk is trying to actively protect consumers while maintaining the payment of Google's ban on policy, he said. It is deserved to be criticized for passing the burden on consumers.

He said, In order to take into account the impact on consumers and to respond to Google's in-app payment policy, we should stop the price increase and fulfill our responsibilities and duty for consumers. If we stick to the price increase only by the decision, it will be the target of the people.

Meanwhile, the Consumer Sovereign Citizens' Council accused Google's enforcement of in-app payment on the 3rd for alleged violations of the Telecommunications Business Act. This is currently under investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

In addition, in July of last year, the Korea Publishing Culture Association, the Korea Electronics Publishing Association, the Korea Web Novel Association, and the Korea Web Novel Writers' Association, etc., reported that Google, which was in the status of market dominant operators, mandated the in-app payment and reported it to the Fair Trade Commission for violating the Fair Trade Commission..