Kakao's co-CEO steps down amid public anger over chat app outage
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Kakao Corp's co-CEO Namkoong Whon resigned on Wednesday as South Korea's largest mobile chat app sought to defuse public
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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Kakao Corp's co-CEO Namkoong Whon resigned on Wednesday as South Korea's largest mobile chat app sought to defuse public
SEOUL - Kakao Corp's co-CEO Namkoong Whon resigned on Wednesday (Oct 19) as South Korea's largest mobile chat app sought to defuse public anger over a massive outage that left tens of millions without access to a wide range of services. The company has pledged to increase investment to ensure continuity at the data centres it uses amid growing concern...
A top executive of Kakao Corp. stepped down on Wednesday following a widespread service outage on the ubiquitous platform that millions use regularly for wiring money, chatting with friends, hailing taxis as well as log-in verification for other major websites.