Samsung fined in Taiwan


TAIPEI: Taiwan authorities slapped a fine of Tw$10 million (US$341,300) on Samsung after the South Korean tech giant was found to have paid bloggers and students to attack local rival HTC online.

An investigation by Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission showed that Samsung, through one of its Taiwan units called Opentide, had hired people to write online articles attacking HTC and recommending Samsung cellphones.

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