Google fined $12.6 million by Indonesia for monopolistic practices

2025-01-22 21:15:33

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According to ChainCatcher, TechCrunch reported that Indonesia's antitrust agency KPPU has fined Google 20.25 trillion Indonesian rupiah (approximately 12.6 million USD) for monopolistic practices related to its Google Play Store payment system. KPPU has ordered Google to stop mandating the use of the Google Play Billing (GPB) system and to allow all developers to participate in the User Choice Billing (UCB) program, while also providing at least a 5% service fee discount within one year of the ruling taking effect.

The investigation began in 2022 and found that Google forced Indonesian developers to use the GPB system and charged fees of up to 30%, while prohibiting other payment options, resulting in reduced users, decreased transaction volume, and impaired revenue. Google plans to appeal this ruling and stated that its current practices support healthy competition in Indonesia's app ecosystem.

Google has previously faced fines and regulatory investigations for similar anti-competitive behavior in India, South Korea, the European Union, and other regions, and Japan's antitrust agency may become the next country to rule that it has violated antitrust laws.

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