SOUTH KOREA ENTERS THE CHAT

South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday approved a first-of-its-kind law aimed at decreasing the dominance of the major app stores operators.

The bill, expected to be signed by President Moon Jae-in, would ban Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their proprietary payment systems.

That would allow developers to dodge the up to 30 percent commissions that the app stores charge on in-app payments.

The bill also reportedly seeks to protect developers from retribution by banning operators from unreasonably delaying the approval of or deleting apps from stores.