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Korea enacts tough new rules to crack down on ticket scalping

Published

28 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

E-commerce

Geography

South Korea

Source

Read at koreatimes.co.kr

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Fusion42 · 28 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

South Korea has enacted strict new enforcement rules criminalising all forms of ticket scalping, including use of automated bots, requiring ticket platforms to implement identity verification and reporting measures, and imposing heavy fines and whistleblower rewards to crack down on illegal resale.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Ticket resale platforms in South Korea must overhaul user verification and reporting or face heavy fines. You face a compliance barrier that opens a legal moat for honest sellers and locks out scalpers.

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1 source · 28 Aug 2026

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