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  "id": 16900263,
  "title": "Google, Apple hit with $61m fine in South Korea’s app store crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/google-apple-hit-with-61m-fine-in-south-koreas-app-store-crackdown",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/google-apple-hit-with-61m-fine-in-south-koreas-app-store-crackdown"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tech giants forced developers to use their in-app payment systems and unfairly delayed app reviews.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Communications watchdog fines Google, Apple over in-app payment policies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/urgent-communications-watchdog-fines-google-apple-over-in-app-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-28T07:33:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea fines Google, Apple combined $47.6 mil. over in-app payment practices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/korea-fines-google-apple-combined-47-6-mil-over-in-app-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:02:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea media commission fines Google and Apple over app payment systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/south-korea-media-commission-fines-google-and-apple-over-app-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-28T10:46:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "South Korea becomes the latest to fine Apple and Google millions over their App Stores",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/south-korea-becomes-the-latest-to-fine-apple-and-google-millions-over",
        "published": "2026-10-28T12:35:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews Business",
        "title": "South Korea fines Google, Apple for pushing app developers onto their payment systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/south-korea-fines-google-apple-for-pushing-app-developers-onto-their",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:07:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}