Apple Avoids Showing Pinched Fingers on iPad Mini Page in South Korea

And most other countries, Apple’s website shows the new iPad mini being held by pinched fingers, but this is not the case in South Korea. The new iPad mini shown with pinched fingers on Apple’s website in the U.S. On its South Korean website, Apple simply shows an image of the iPad mini on its own.

The new iPad mini shown without pinched fingers on Apple’s website in South Korea Apple also omitted the pinched fingers from its South Korean website for the iPhone Air in 2025, but they remain visible on its U.S. In South Korea, a pinched-fingers gesture or emoji has reportedly been interpreted by some as a symbol used to mock the size of men’s genitals. Apple has not commented on this matter.

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South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country’s Telecommunications Business Act. Apple and Google fined in South Korea over app store violations.

Big Tech Apple Apple and Google fined in South Korea over app store violations Regulators are also requiring them to change their business practices. The companies have received penalties from the regulator and have been ordered to change their business practices related to their app stores.

Google was slapped with a KRW 42.9 billion ($32 million) fine, while Apple has to pay KRW 20.81 billion ($15.6 million) in penalties. According to the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC), it has conducted fact-finding investigations and on-site inspections on the companies since 2022.

The agency found that the two of them violated the country’s rules for the app market sector, including forcing people to use their in-app payment methods, imposing a commission of 26 percent for third-party payments and prohibiting external payments. It also said that the company delayed app reviews without providing a clear reason for it and didn’t responding to individual inquiries about the delays.

Finally, the regulator found that Apple computed its commissions differently for South Korean and overseas developers. For Korean developers, it based its cut on the price of purchases including VAT, while it based its cut on pre-VAT prices for developers from outside the country.