Starbucks South Korea Faces Backlash Over Insensitive Marketing Campaign
Public Apology Follows Social Media Uproar The CEO of Starbucks Korea issued a formal apology this week following intense public criticism regarding a promotional campaign that many citizens claimed trivialized the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The controversy erupted after a localized digital advertisement featured imagery and messaging that social media users identified as mocking victims of…