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Starbucks CEO Fired Over Controversial Marketing

Updated 2026-05-19 09:50 UTC 1 source Negative

Starbucks Korea's CEO was fired for a marketing campaign that evoked memories of the bloody suppression during the 1980 Gwangju uprising. The incident has sparked widespread backlash in South Korea.

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'Tank Day' marketing campaign provoked backlash for eliciting bloody suppression of 1980 Gwangju uprising.

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