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South Korea's broadcasting and telecommunications regulator on Oct. 28 fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won ($47.6 million) for forcing app developers to use their in-app payment systems and unfairly delaying app reviews. Yonhap reports the watchdog levied 42.9 billion won on Google and 20.81 billion won on Apple, also ordering policy changes to let developers direct users to external payment sites. The Korea Times calls it the first such fine over these practices. Korean media (Dong-A Ilbo) frame it as a landmark enforcement of the 2021 law banning payment-system coercion, with the regulator's decision seen as a strong signal to global tech firms.