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Naver fined maximum criminal penalty in South Korea for abusing market dominance

By Jenny Lee ( September 18, 2025, 04:05 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean tech giant Naver has been convicted of abusing its market dominance in the country's online real estate information sector, with a criminal court imposing the maximum possible fine for the tech company's deliberate efforts to prevent rival Daum Kakao from gaining a foothold in the market. The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday sentenced Naver to pay 200 million won (about $145,000) after finding the company used exclusionary contract terms to block the competitor from accessing essential property listing data.South Korean tech giant Naver has been convicted of abusing its market dominance in the country's online real estate information sector, with a criminal court imposing the maximum possible fine for the tech company's deliberate efforts to prevent rival Daum Kakao from gaining a foothold in the market....

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