Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea's headquarters over a coffee tumbler promotion that echoed two dark chapters of the country's history.

This came months after the CEO was already fired and the company apologized twice.

In South Korea, insult and defamation are crimes under the Criminal Act, so an ad that would be a PR problem here became a criminal case there.

Should a company be able to go to jail over an ad?

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