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South Korea Fines Google and Apple

The companies face fines over app payment rules.

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Source: The Korea Times, 2026-10-28.

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Read and understand · 1/2Who made the decision about the fines?

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A South Korean government commission. The text says a government commission made the decision.

Clue: South Korea has fined Google and Apple over rules for payments in apps. A government commission made the decision on October 28. The fines add up to about 63.7 billion won.

Read and understand · 2/2What did the commission tell the companies to allow?

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Links to outside payment websites. The commission ordered them to allow links to outside payment websites.

Clue: The commission said the companies made it hard for app makers to use other payment systems. It told them to allow links to outside payment websites. Apple said it disagreed with the decision.

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It asked them to allow links to outside payment websites. Apple said it disagreed with the decision.

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