Indonesia fines Google $12.4 million for unfair business practices

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$12.4 million for unfair business practices

Indonesia’s antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered

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to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for

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Play Store, its software distribution platform.

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Indonesia’s antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered 

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 to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for 

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 Play Store, its software distribution platform.

The agency launched an investigation into Alphabet Inc’s 

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 in 2022 on suspicion it had abused its dominant position by requiring Indonesian app developers to use 

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 Play Billing, at higher rates than other payment systems, or face removal from the 

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 Play Store.

The panel said in a hearing that the systems reduced developers’ earnings as they led to the reduction of users, adding that 

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 had been found breaking Indonesia’s law against monopoly.

The agency found that 

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 had charged a fee of up to 30% via 

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 Play Billing, the panel said.

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 controlled a 93% market share in the country of 280 million people which has a fast-growing digital economy, the agency said.

A 

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 spokesperson said on Wednesday the company would appeal the ruling.

“Our current practices foster a healthy, competitive Indonesian app ecosystem,” the spokesperson said, adding it was committed to complying with Indonesian law.

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 has previously said it had introduced a system where developers could offer users an alternative billing option.

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 has been fined more than 8 billion euros ($8.3 billion) by the European Union in the last decade for anti-competitive practices related to its price comparison service, Android mobile operating system and advertising service.

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