Samsung Denies Paying Groups To Attend Galaxy S6 Shanghai Launch Event

Samsung has denied that up to half of the attendees at the launch of its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were paid to be there. The company released a statement yesterday denying that anyone was financially compensated for attending the Shanghai gathering last week.

“[Samsung] investigated a media report on April 3 which claimed people were temporarily hired and paid to attend the Galaxy S6 launching event in Shanghai, China and later found that the story was totally groundless and bogus,” a statement on the company’s website said.

The accusations were originally made by a Chinese language publication, The Paper, which claimed that up to half of the 1,100 attendees had been “recruited” to attend the event for 30 yuan (US$3.20) per hour. The Paper also said that a recruiter had targeted “fans” who were under the age of 30 and could pass for students.

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