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Korea weighs social media curbs, possible ban for minors 14 and under

The Korea Media and Communications Commission is reviewing phased restrictions on social media accounts for children under 14 and tighter platform design limits for teens.

2026.7.16

Claire Ni, 14, poses holding a mobile phone as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect on Dec. 10, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Australia just banned social media for kids under 16. Should Korea follow suit?

Australia’s nationwide ban on social media use for children under 16 raised questions about how far other governments should go to protect young people, particularly after comments from the new KMCC chief that regulation should be “considered.”

2026.1.6

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[INTERVIEW] How Naver plans to challenge Facebook on its U.S. home turf

Naver Band, a platform focused on group chats, has gained 5 million monthly active users in the United States by targeting extracurricular student groups and sports teams.

2023.12.26

This photo, taken in New York on Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta's new app Threads. [AP/YONHAP]

Koreans buy into worldwide Threads hype

Korea is buying into the worldwide hype for Threads, with the number of users in the country sharply increasing.

2023.7.11

[TALKING TRENDS] 'Geulstagram'

Recently, the word “geulstagram” has been coined. It is a combination of geul, which means writing in Korean, and Instagram. As you can see, it refers to uploading writing on Instagram.

2022.10.19

Naver Band allows users to set up goals and share their progress with others. [NAVER]

Naver Band proves popular among teens, early 20s

Naver Band, a group-type social networking services (SNS), is drawing attention from users in their teens and 20s with similar hobbies and goals.

2022.3.4

Tmon CEO Joey Chang, right, and Kim Seung-yeon, TikTok Korea Global Business Solution General Manager, pose at the signing of the two companies’ partnership at Tmon’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Wednesday. [TMON]

TMON and TikTok sign a partnership

E-commerce operator TMON is teaming up with video-sharing app TikTok to encourage customers to make videos that can sell merchandise.

2021.10.7

Fake goods crackdown underway as counterfeits surge

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) is taking measures to crack down on the sale of counterfeit luxury items on social media platforms, as the number of cases involving these products has shot up.

2020.10.19

A sponsored social media post that reveals its sponsorship in the comments. [FAIR TRADE COMMISSION]

Reviews online must be more honest, says FTC

Product reviews on social media sponsored by companies will have to be more upfront about it.On YouTube videos in particular, sponsorships will have to be 'fessed up to at the beginning of videos, midway through, and at the end.

2020.6.23

The food order feature on Instagram. [INSTAGRAM]

Ordering gets easier for hungry 'Foodstagram' users

The photo-sharing platform, Instagram announced Thursday it has partnered with Delivery Hero, the operator of the food delivery app Baedal Minjok and Yogiyo, to roll out a food delivery function to help local businesses.

2020.5.14