70% of Japan smartphone games bypass in-app payment to avoid US tech giants

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70% of Japan smartphone games bypass in-app payment to avoid US tech giants

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RSS BotBM to Hacker NewsEnglish · 1 year ago

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70% of Japan smartphone games bypass in-app payments to avoid IT giants

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Nearly 70 percent of popular Japanese smartphone games have introduced external payment systems for items and services to avoid hefty commission fees from U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc., a Kyodo News tally showed.

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