The law allows app developers the freedom to choose their own payment processing systems without facing delayed app reviews or being deleted from the Apple's and Google's marketplaces.
, a Republican from Tennessee, introduced a bill on August 11 that would also allow app developers to use their own payment processing systems. It would also bar Apple and Google from punishing app makers who list their services on separate marketplaces under different prices or conditions.
While the proposal of that bill and the victory of the South Korean one comes as a victory for companies like Epic Games, the maker of, which brought antitrust cases against the two companies after its app was kicked off their marketplaces for attempting to direct payments away from their app stores, Apple and Google condemned the move.
The South Korean bill, the first of its kind, prevents Apple and Google from punishing app developers who use outside payment systems.
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