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Samsung Fined 20.1B Won for Hiding Gaming Performance Limits

South Korea's antitrust watchdog, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), decided on Tuesday to impose a fine of about 20.1 billion won ($15.1 million) on Samsung Electronics for misleading advertisements that concealed features limiting the maximum performance of Galaxy smartphones when running high-spec games, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. The fine covers Galaxy S21 and S22 series and Galaxy Tab S8 devices sold from January 2021 to March 2022, with the FTC issuing a corrective order for violating the label and advertising law. Samsung has declared legal action, calling the decision "difficult to understand," as Business Korea reports. Korean media, including Kyunghyang and Dong-a Ilbo, highlight that Samsung promoted gaming performance without disclosing that high-spec games immediately triggered performance limits, drawing consumer criticism over transparency.

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