Indonesia fines Google $12 million for unfair business practices

Indonesia's antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines up to 202 billion rupiah ($12.37 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for Google Play Store, its software distribution platform.

The agency launched an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google in 2022 on suspicion it had abused its dominant position by requiring Indonesian app developers to use Google Pay Billing, at higher rates than other payment systems, or face removal from the Google Play Store.

Google has previously said it had introduced a system where developers could offer users an alternative billing option.