51Talk controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Fined 500,000 yuan by Beijing market regulators for false advertising
In August 2021, Beijing enforcement authorities determined that 51Talk had published false advertising and fined the company 500,000 yuan. The penalty amount was stated separately from those imposed on other tutoring institutions in the same notice.
2021
Named for training on holidays, running past the evening cutoff, and illegal foreign-teacher courses
In 2021, Beijing education authorities inspected 51Talk over issues including training on statutory holidays and rest days, classes ending later than 21:00, and the illegal sale of courses taught by foreign teachers based abroad; the company responded that it would carry out rectification.
2021
Beijing authorities penalize three private tutoring providers
Fine or penalty
Beijing market-regulation authorities reported penalizing Xueda, ABC Foreign Language Training School and 51Talk among several private tutoring providers for conduct including illegal advertising, operating without a license, pricing violations and unfair competition; the text does not specify which listed conduct applied to each provider.
Source excerpt
依法查处多家校外培训机构发布违法广告、无证办学、价格违法、不正当竞争等行为。学大、ABC外语培训学校、51talk等被点名并处罚。
2021
51Talk fined for illegal advertising
Fine or penalty
The Shijingshan District Market Supervision Bureau fined Beijing Dasheng Zhixing Technology Co., Ltd. 500,000 yuan for illegal advertising. The report says advertisements on its website from January through April used claims about improving grades and English ability that violated advertising law.
Source excerpt
处罚 石景山区市场监管局对北京大生知行科技有限公司发布违法广告行为作出罚款50万元的行政处罚。
经查，当事人于今年1月至4月，陆续在其自建网站（ www.51talk。com）上发布的广告中，有“每天25分钟 成绩口语双提升”“体系性设计保证学习效果”、“提升成绩”、“全面提高孩子英语综合能力”的用语，违反《广告法》相关规定。
2019
Ordered to pay 240,000 yuan for selling New Oriental Online's infringing course for 1 yuan
In 2019, the Haidian Court found that 51Talk had infringed copyright by selling New Oriental Online's course via a cloud-drive link for 1 yuan without authorization, and ordered it to pay 240,000 yuan. The entry is a civil copyright case.