By Jenny Lee ( September 1, 2025, 09:22 GMT | Insight) -- The US is hardening its rhetoric against South Korea’s online platform regulation efforts, just as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea appears to reframe the initiative under a new name, leaving the scope and trajectory increasingly uncertain. In comments to MLex over the weekend, the office of Congressman Scott Fitzgerald, who chairs the US House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, repeated objections to Seoul’s efforts to enact platform rules. The office warned that South Korea should heed President Donald Trump’s warning and abandon proposals that unfairly target American companies.The US is hardening its rhetoric against South Korea’s online platform regulation efforts, just as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea appears to reframe the initiative under a new name, leaving the scope and trajectory increasingly uncertain....
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