Indonesia's Supreme Court Rejects Google Appeal Over Play Store Billing

JAKARTA, March 13 (Bernama-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, reported Xinhua.

The case was brought by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), Indonesia's antitrust watchdog, in January 2025. The commission said that Google’s requirement, effective June 1, 2022, for app developers to use the Google Play billing system for digital transactions on the 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 US$12 million) 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 per cent for one year.  

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA