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South Korea's antitrust chief says search-ranking transparency belongs in platform bill

By Jenny Lee ( October 28, 2025, 09:14 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s antitrust chief said on Tuesday provisions curbing “self-preferencing,” including search-ranking manipulation of the kind alleged against e-commerce giant Coupang, “must” be written into the pending online platform legislation, pledging to work with lawmakers to move the bill forward.South Korea’s antitrust chief said on Tuesday provisions curbing “self-preferencing,” including search-ranking manipulation of the kind alleged against e-commerce giant Coupang, “must” be written into the pending online platform legislation, pledging to work with lawmakers to move the bill forward....

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