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Kakao bows out in payment battle with Google’s Play Store

Kakao announced Wednesday that it will take down the link that guides users to payment methods outside of Google’s Play Store after locking horns with the global tech giant for two weeks. The latest updates to Kakao’s messenger app ...

2022.7.13

Kakao and Google agree to work toward resolution of dispute

Kakao and Google agreed to work toward a resolution of their dispute over the U.S. company's in-app payment policy, the companies said Friday. But updates for Kakao's Kakao Talk messenger app are still being blocked by Google. Executives ...

2022.7.8

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In Kakao vs. Google, the little guy is still fairly big

Kakao is shaping up to be David to Google's Goliath. The Korean company is taking on the in-app payment policy of the $1.5-billion-market-cap tech giant after updates for its Kakao Talk messenger were disabled for a terms of service violation. It ...

2022.7.7

Kakao takes on Google, rejecting Play payment rules

Kakao has kept in place an external payment link in the Android version of the popular messaging software against Google's new in-app payment policy.

2022.6.8

[NEWS IN FOCUS] In Korea vs. tech giants, Goliath is winning

A job half done is as good as none, the saying goes. Korea passed novel new legislation to try to regulate global tech companies and their operations in the country. But the laws have only done half the job. Netflix is refusing to pay so-called ...

2022.5.1

Google payment policy violates the law, KCC determines

Korea's communications regulator said Tuesday that Google's new in-app payment policy will be illegal if implemented. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) concluded in an authoritative interpretation that Google's new rule violates the ...

2022.4.5

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In Kakao vs. Google, the little guy is still fairly big

Kakao takes on Google, rejecting Play payment rules

[NEWS IN FOCUS] In Korea vs. tech giants, Goliath is winning

Google payment policy violates the law, KCC determines