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Google found guilty of restricting Android forks in South Korea, fined $177 million

Google found guilty of restricting Android forks in South Korea, fined 7 million

Google has been fined 207.4 billion won (around $177 million) in South Korea for abusing its dominant market position to stop device manufacturers from using modified versions of Android, Bloomberg reports. Specifically, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is taking issue with the anti-fragmentation agreements (AFA) Google has manufacturers like Samsung sign, which prevents it from making changes to the operating system. The ruling prohibits Google from forcing manufacturers to sign… Source link

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