South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech companies by a major economy. An amendment of the Telecommunications Business Act, dubbed the “Anti-Google law,” that takes aim at app store operators with dominant market positions, is being considered by politicians in South Korea, who have pushed the issue of the commission structure since mid-2020. In a statement, Apple Inc said the bill “will put users who purchase digital goods from other sources at risk...