Indonesia fines Google $12.4 mn for anti-competitive play billing practices

Indonesia’s antitrust authority, the KKPU, has imposed a fine of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) on Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc, for engaging in unfair business practices tied to its payment system on the Google Play Store.

According to a report by Reuters on Tuesday, the ruling follows a detailed investigation launched in 2022, focusing on Google’s dominant market position and its requirement that app developers exclusively use Google Play Billing for transactions.