South Korea’s regulator set to take steps against Google over YouTube bundling allegations

Seoul: South Korea’s antitrust regulator is expected to take punitive steps against Google regarding allegations that it has unfairly bundled YouTube’s music service with its premium subscription programme, officials said on Monday.

The tech giant was accused of providing the YouTube Music streaming service to users of the ad-free YouTube premium programme without additional charges in violation of the fair transaction law, and the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has carried out an on-site probe since February last year.