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2026
Google launches SynthID Detector worldwide in English
Google opened its SynthID Detector to the public worldwide in English on Tuesday (resolved as 2026-10-06 against publication), after the portal had been limited for more than a year to a small group of testers including journalists and researchers. The website scans uploaded images, videos and audio for the SynthID watermark and, as part of the same expansion, can now identify watermarked content generated by tools from OpenAI, Nvidia and Kakao in addition to Google's own AI models, with support for Apple Intelligence images said to be coming soon. Google described the move as part of an industry-wide effort to make AI-generated content more transparent; reports at launch said the detector already handles about 1 million requests a day.
2022
Kakao joins South Korea’s Youth Hope ON program
Kakao announced a partnership with the Prime Minister's Office under the Youth Hope ON youth job and education support program. Kakao pledged to create 20,000 jobs over five years through direct hiring, IT training, and support programs for partners and startups.
2022
Ryu withdraws Kakao co-CEO nomination
Kakao stated that co-CEO nominee Ryu Young-joon would not take the top post following controversy over his sale of Kakao affiliate stocks.
2021
Kakao faces criticism over business expansion and treatment of small businesses
Kakao faced criticism over its expansion into business areas associated with smaller firms and alleged fee and market practices. Civic organizations led by the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy held a debate at the National Assembly on Tuesday, criticizing Kakao's expansion and calling for measures to protect small businesses and consumers. The source presents these concerns as criticism and allegations, not as a formal determination.
2021
Kakao Entertainment acquired Tapas Media
Kakao acquired U.S.-based webcomics publisher Tapas Media in an all-cash transaction through its subsidiary Kakao Entertainment. The article reports the acquisition but does not give its completion date.
2020
Kakao launches Kakao Shopping Live
Kakao officially launched Kakao Shopping Live, a live-commerce service embedded in the KakaoTalk messenger app that lets sellers promote products by livestream and customers engage with vendors and make purchases in the app.
2020
South Korea FTC fines Naver over real estate content contracts
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission fined Naver 1 billion won, saying its contracts with real estate information providers unfairly prevented them from providing content to rival Kakao. Naver rejected the ruling and said it would seek legal measures.
2019
Kakao reports record third-quarter revenue and higher operating profit
Kakao reported third-quarter revenue of 783.2 billion won, up 40 percent year on year, and operating profit of 59.1 billion won. The company attributed the performance in part to growth in mobile advertising through KakaoTalk.