Legal setbacks, launch of union hamper Google's growth prospects in Korea
Google is feared to lose its growth momentum in Korea, as the U.S. tech giant has been facing increasingly unfavorable business conditions due to a series of legal setbacks coupled with the unionization of its workers, according to industry officials Friday. A top court ruled recently that the company was negligent in protecting Korean user data and the antitrust agency fined it for obstructing the entry of competitors by abusing its dominant market position. Also, Google Korea employees established a union on April 11 to counter the firm's move to downsize the workforce.
Source: koreatimes.co.kr