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countries.<ref>[https://innovation-village.com/groupon-closes-shop-south-africa-part-strategic-re-alignment/ "Groupon closes shop in South Africa as part of strategic re-alignment"] - innovation-village.com - 2016-11-04 - accessed 2025-01-30</ref>

==Accounting scandal==

== Consumer-impact summary ==

{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

* User freedom

* User privacy

* Business model

* Market control}}

== Incidents ==

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Groupon|Groupon category]].

=== Accounting scandal (''2011'') ===

In 2011, Groupon faced coverage for giving $810 million of the acquired $946 million to early investors of the company, including the founder Andrew Mason with $28 million and co-founder Eric Lefkosky with $381 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2012/04/03/groupon-accounting-scandal-and-were-surprised/ "Groupon Accounting Scandal, and We're Surprised?"] - forbes.com - 2014-04-03 - accessed 2025-01-30</ref> This left $136 million for company expenses.

== See also ==

{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}

==References==

[[Category:Groupon]]

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 countries.<ref>[https://innovation-village.com/groupon-closes-shop-south-africa-part-strategic-re-alignment/ "Groupon closes shop in South Africa as part of strategic re-alignment"] - innovation-village.com - 2016-11-04 - accessed 2025-01-30</ref>
-==Accounting scandal==
+== Consumer-impact summary ==
+{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
+* User freedom
+* User privacy
+* Business model
+* Market control}}
+== Incidents ==
+This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Groupon|Groupon category]].
+=== Accounting scandal (''2011'') ===
 In 2011, Groupon faced coverage for giving $810 million of the acquired $946 million to early investors of the company, including the founder Andrew Mason with $28 million and co-founder Eric Lefkosky with $381 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2012/04/03/groupon-accounting-scandal-and-were-surprised/ "Groupon Accounting Scandal, and We're Surprised?"] - forbes.com - 2014-04-03 - accessed 2025-01-30</ref> This left $136 million for company expenses.
+== See also ==
+{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}
 ==References==
 <references />
 [[Category:Groupon]]