Naver Faces 26.7 bln-won Fine, Accused of Manipulating Algorithms
SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday accused Naver Corp., the nation’s biggest search engine, of manipulating search algorithms in favor of the company’s online shopping site and imposed a 26.7 billion-won (US$22.9 million) fine. The fine, announced by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), is the nation’s first that [...]