JAKARTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Google LLC in an antitrust case over its Google Play billing policy, the court said in a statement on Friday.
The case was brought by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) in January 2025, Indonesia's antitrust watchdog, which said that Google's requirement since June 1, 2022, that app developers have to use Google Play billing system for digital transactions on the Google Play Store could limit payment options, create barriers to entry in digital payments, and reinforce the Play Store's dominant market position.
Google's objection was rejected by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court in June 2025, prompting the company to file a final appeal with the Supreme Court.
The court said the ruling by the KPPU remains valid and binding, requiring Google to pay a 202.5-billion-rupiah (about 12 million U.S. dollars) fine and comply with the ordered policy changes.
The KPPU also ordered Google to end mandatory use of the Google Play billing system and allow developers to use the user-choice billing option, with service fees cut by at least 5 percent for one year. ■
