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Kim Jong-cheol says platforms must step up youth protection, warns of broader administrative penalties

Kim Jong-cheol (김종철), chairman of the Broadcast, Media and Communications Commission, said he would strengthen platforms’ responsibility to protect youths, including by expanding administrative penalties, to prevent risky contacts involving children and teenagers on services such as KakaoTalk Open Chat. He made the comments during a parliamentary audit after questions from lawmaker Lee Jung-heon (이정헌), who cited surveys and an experiment showing minors’ exposure to strangers and requests for personal information.

Telecommunications & Media

False, exaggerated ads in mobile market surge 74 percent; regulatory scope to widen

False and exaggerated advertising via online platforms and social networking services in South Korea\'s mobile telecoms market is rising, prompting calls to impose user-protection responsibilities on advertising and brokerage firms. Complaints of unfair practices rose 26.5 percent to 1,473 in January to July from a year earlier, while false and exaggerated advertising reports jumped 73.9 percent to 859. A lawmaker plans to propose a revision to the Telecommunications Business Act.

Games & Commerce

Kakao expands support for TalkDeal small merchants, selects 60 top sellers

Kakao is expanding education, consulting and sales and marketing support for small merchants in the food sector selling on its TalkDeal platform. The company held the 2026 TOPS Kakao Networking Day on Oct. 15 at Kakao Pangyo Agit and shared growth cases and business know-how from sellers selected for second-stage support. Kakao provided e-commerce training and one-on-one consulting to 300 merchants and selected 60 for additional support including exclusive deals, promotions and ad cash.