Antitrust Antitrust

KFTC's order to block Google from forcing AFA agreement upheld by South Korean appellate court

By Wooyoung Lee
  • 26 Aug 2022 08:25
  • 26 Aug 2022 08:25
The South Korean antitrust regulator’s order on Google not to impose an exclusionary agreement on smart device makers will take effect, with a Seoul appellate court yesterday dismissing the tech giant’s request for a suspension of the order.

The Seoul High Court rejected Google’s request to suspend the order tha

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Wooyoung Lee

Correspondent, Seoul


Wooyoung Lee is a correspondent based in MLex’s Seoul office, South Korea, covering antitrust, privacy and data security, mergers and acquisitions and financial services. Wooyoung has more than a decade of experience in journalism, public policy and research. She has worked and written for news outlets including The Korea Herald, Al Jazeera International, Bloomberg BNA, Monocle, among others.

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