Korea's antitrust watchdog to rule on YouTube bundling allegation


South Korea's antitrust regulator is set to conclude its investigation into YouTube's bundling of its music streaming service with its ad-free premium subscription program next month. The Korea Fair Trade Commission aims to determine whether this bundling has unfairly hindered the business of other music streamers, potentially restricting competition in the Korean market. If YouTube is found to have violated laws, it could face fines of up to 6 percent of its sales. Additionally, the FTC is also conducting an investigation into Chinese e-commerce platforms, AliExpress and Temu, for allegedly violating Korea's e-commerce acts and advertisement regulations. This comes after the recent imposition of a 140 billion won ($102 million) fine on Coupang for manipulating search rankings and engaging in deceptive practices to promote its private label products. The FTC chief emphasized that these actions are aimed at encouraging competition and establishing order in the online shopping platform market.


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