The South Korean Fair Trade Commission says Google had reached questionable agreements with game makers.
Google has been fined $32 Million (42.1 billion won) in South Korea
The fine on the tech giant was imposed by South Korea’s competition watchdog on Tuesday.
According to the watchdog, Google was fined for using its dominant market position to block the sale of computer games on rival platform One Store.
The South Korean Fair Trade Commission says that Google had reached questionable agreements with game makers between June 2016 and April 2018.
The agreement was to ensure that they offered their products exclusively on Google Play.
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In return, Google offers certain marketing advantages to the game makers, says the FTC.
As a result of this agreement, One Store’s value as a platform has declined, FTC says.
“Google was able to extend its dominance in the App market,’’ FTC said
Google denies the allegations, saying it had not infringed any competition laws.
Furthermore, the tech giant says it would decide on further action after receiving the FTC ruling in writing.
The FTC says the move against the US tech giant is part of efforts by the government to ensure fair markets.
Similarly, in 2021, Google was fined more than 200 billion won by the FTC.
It was fined for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system.
