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Indonesia Forces Google to Allow Alternative Payment Systems

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The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has ruled that Google’s mandatory use of Google Play Billing for in-app purchases has violated Indonesia’s competition law, restricting market and technological development in the country.

Google Play Billing is required for developers offering in-app purchases in digital products and services distributed in the Google Play Store, according to Google’s website.

The antitrust agency ordered Google to immediately cease enforcing the mandatory use of its Google Play Billing and to allow developers to participate in user choice billing (UCB) with a service fee reduction of at least 5% for a year after the ruling becomes legally binding.

UCB allows developers to offer an alternative billing option next to Google Play’s billing system.

Source: The Jakarta Post

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