Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission investigation into e-commerce platforms' compliance with amended Consumer Protection Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
29 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Fair Trade Commission opened investigation into e-commerce platforms' compliance with amended Consumer Protection Act
On 29 July 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) conducted an on-site investigation at the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency to assess compliance with the amended Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. This review focused on e…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority