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Kakao Mobility faces South Korean antitrust scrutiny over chauffeur service

By Jenny Lee ( January 27, 2026, 08:28 GMT | Insight) -- Kakao Mobility was hit with an onsite inspection by South Korea’s competition watchdog amid allegations that its app-based chauffeur-service business may have disadvantaged drivers through unfair trade practices. The Korea Fair Trade Commission conducted the inspection at the company’s headquarters in late December, dispatching investigators to secure relevant materials, MLex was told.Kakao Mobility was hit with an onsite inspection by South Korea’s competition watchdog amid allegations that its app-based chauffeur-service business may have disadvantaged drivers through unfair trade practices....

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