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US-based 'Amazon of South Korea' forced to recover laptop from bottom of Chinese river in bizarre data privacy clampdown: report

A U.S. House report accuses South Korea of discriminatory regulation against Seattle-based e-commerce giant Coupang following a data breach.

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House of Representatives has issued a report alleging that the South Korean government discriminated against Coupang and other U.S. companies. This follows a data breach and a reported incident where Coupang was forced to recover a laptop from the bottom of a river in China as part of a data privacy clampdown.

Coverage from Reuters, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance emphasizes the House committee's findings of discrimination, while the New York Post highlights the river recovery incident. News & World Report notes that South Korea disputes the claims made in the Congressional report.

Attention is now on the potential economic impact of South Korea's proposed platform law, which model estimates cited by Fox News suggest could cost U.S. states $525 billion over the next decade.

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What is the central allegation of the U.S. House report?

The report accuses South Korea of targeting and discriminating against Coupang and other U.S. companies.

What is the estimated cost of South Korea's proposed platform law?

According to model estimates cited by Fox News, the law could cost U.S. states $525 billion over the next ten years.

How has the South Korean government responded?

South Korea disputes the claims regarding discrimination against Coupang presented in the U.S. Congressional report.

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