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South Korea platform giants face twin bills on contract fairness, food-delivery service fees

By Jenny Lee ( December 12, 2025, 06:48 GMT | Insight) -- Platform giants are bracing for a renewed regulatory offensive from South Korean lawmakers, as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea moves to tighten oversight of online marketplaces and food-delivery apps with two sweeping bills that promise tougher fines and detailed rules on how platforms deal with merchants. After months of delay linked to tariff talks with Washington, the party has pushed its platform regulation drive back to the center of its agenda rather than letting it drift into the background.Platform giants are bracing for a renewed regulatory offensive from South Korean lawmakers, as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea moves to tighten oversight of online marketplaces and food-delivery apps with two sweeping bills that promise tougher fines and detailed rules on how platforms deal with merchants. After months of delay linked to tariff talks with Washington, the party has pushed its platform regulation drive back to the center of its agenda rather than letting it drift into the background....

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