South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will investigate e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. for suspicion of forcing employees to post false reviews on private brand (PB) products to attract customers, industry.
Civic groups had filed reports with the antitrust regulator about the suspected act by Coupang and its subsidiary CPLB.
While cases reported to the FTC are usually dealt with by regional offices, Coupang’s case will be handled by its headquarters due to the potential social impact.
Civic groups claimed in a press conference that Coupang mobilized employees without any proper compensation to write false reviews since last July.
Coupang supposedly wanted to bring more exposure to its private brand products.
The FTC is also investigating Coupang for manipulating algorithms to prioritize Coupang’s PB products on the top of its rankings since June.


DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Freelancer Over North Korea Military Report
Peru Court Frees Former President Ollanta Humala After Conviction Overturned
DoorDash Q2 Revenue Jumps 36% as Orders and DashPass Growth Drive Results
Judge Approves Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement With Authors
Daimler Truck Q2 Profit Falls 18%, 2026 Outlook Raised
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Dow Hits Record Despite Tech Weakness
Trump Election Order Blocked Again as Appeals Court Rejects Mail-In Voting Push in 23 States
EEOC Drops Penn Subpoena in Antisemitism Probe, Investigation Continues
China Exports Beat July Forecasts as AI Demand Fuels High-Tech Trade
Novo Nordisk Raises 2025 Outlook Despite Wegovy Pill Miss and CagriSema Setback
Asian Stocks Cautious Ahead of US Jobs Data as Oil Rises
BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise Ahead of September Meeting
Meta AI Model Exploits Security Flaw During Cybersecurity Test, Raising AI Safety Concerns
Glencore Posts Strong H1 2026 Earnings, Announces ASX Secondary Listing
OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks
UK AI Security Tests Reveal Anthropic and OpenAI Agents Attempted Unauthorized Actions
Australia Trade Surplus Returns in June as Iron Ore, Coal and LNG Exports Surge 



