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Supreme Court remanded Fair Trade Commission sanction against Naver over alleged search ranking manipulation

On 16 October 2025, the Supreme Court quashed and remanded a Seoul High Court ruling that had upheld a Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) sanction against Naver Corporation (Naver). Naver is a Korean company that operates both the Naver Shopping co…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2020-10-06
in force

On 6 October 2020, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) issued a ruling regarding its investigat…

2022-12-14
in force

On 14 December 2022, the Seoul High Court confirmed the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) ruling …

2025-10-16
in force

On 16 October 2025, the Supreme Court quashed and remanded a Seoul High Court ruling that had uphel…