Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign
Starbucks is facing backlash in South Korea over a “Tank Day” marketing campaign that evoked the country’s deadly 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In South Korea, Tank Day commemorates the day the country’s then-military government sent troops and tanks to sup.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NBC News says: Starbucks is facing backlash in South Korea over a “Tank Day” marketing campaign that evoked the country’s deadly 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In South Korea, Tank Day commemorates the day the country’s then-military government sent troops and tanks to sup.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: May 26, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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