Coupang "Significant Damage from Fake News... Legal Action Unavoidable"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Coupang stated on the 1st, "The false claims made by the accused, who was sent to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment due to spreading false information, were reported by a media outlet, severely damaging the company's reputation," and "we strongly demand measures such as article deletion and correction reports."

According to Coupang, on the 30th of last month, a broadcasting station reported through an online article that "the accused posted complaints about the company on their personal SNS in March, and the company filed a defamation complaint with the police." However, Coupang clarified that in April, they filed a police complaint against an anonymous unidentified person for the false claim that "a COVID-19 confirmed employee appeared at the Daegu workplace where no confirmed cases had occurred," and confirmed that the police recently sent the case to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.

A Coupang official said, "During March and April, when COVID-19 rapidly spread mainly in Daegu, we reluctantly proceeded with the complaint to prevent social confusion caused by rumors that Coupang delivery workers delivering daily necessities to the public were infected with COVID-19," and added, "We do not even know who the accused is, but it seems suspicious that false reports were made to the media as if harassing an employee dissatisfied with the company."

Coupang plans to actively take legal action against spreading false claims that encourage false reporting in the media and on SNS in the future.

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