<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
South	O
Korean	O
online	O
platform	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Naver	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
web	O
portal	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
own	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
operator	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
search	B-Application
feature	I-Application
,	O
which	O
compiles	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
from	O
various	O
categories	O
and	O
presents	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
has	O
since	O
added	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
new	O
services	O
ranging	O
from	O
basic	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
e-mail	O
and	O
news	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
online	O
Q&A	O
platform	O
Knowledge	O
iN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
handled	O
74.7	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
web	B-Application
searches	I-Application
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
had	O
42	O
million	O
enrolled	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
25	O
million	O
Koreans	O
have	O
Naver	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
start	O
page	O
on	O
their	O
default	O
browser	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
application	O
has	O
28	O
million	O
daily	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
of	O
South	O
Korea	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
its	O
rising	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
is	O
now	O
competing	O
with	O
Kakao	O
to	O
claim	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
position	O
in	O
Japanese	O
market	O
of	O
web	O
novel	O
and	O
web	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
was	O
created	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
South	O
Korean	O
portal	O
website	O
with	O
a	O
self-developed	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
began	O
the	O
'	O
comprehensive	O
search	O
 '	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
results	O
from	O
a	O
search	O
query	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
page	O
,	O
organized	O
by	O
type	O
,	O
including	O
blogs	O
,	O
websites	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
web	O
communities	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
five	O
years	O
before	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
similar	O
offer	O
with	O
its	O
'	O
universal	O
search	O
 '	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
Naver	B-Protocol
's	O
operation	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
relative	O
dearth	O
of	O
web	O
pages	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Korean	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fill	O
this	O
void	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
became	O
an	O
early	O
pioneer	O
in	O
user-generated	O
content	O
through	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Knowledge	O
iN	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
지식인	O
)	O
'	O
service	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
has	O
continued	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2005	O
to	O
2007	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
expanded	O
its	O
multimedia	O
search	B-Application
services	I-Application
,	O
including	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
search	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
reorganized	O
its	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
screen	O
,	O
excluding	O
search	O
windows	O
and	O
some	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
introduced	O
new	O
restrictions	O
on	O
comments	O
to	O
protect	O
celebrities	O
from	O
malicious	O
comments	O
by	O
anonymous	O
online	O
audiences	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
also	O
replaced	O
the	O
comment	O
box	O
with	O
facial	O
emojis	O
after	O
criticisms	O
of	O
mental	O
health	O
implications	O
for	O
celebrities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
now	I-Protocol
owns	O
Wattpad	B-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
book	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
was	O
fined	O
26.7	O
billion	O
won	O
(	O
$22.9	O
million	O
)	O
by	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
Fair	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
(	O
FTC	O
)	O
for	O
manipulating	O
its	O
algorithm	O
between	O
2012	O
and	O
2015	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Smart	O
Store	O
and	O
Naver	B-Protocol
TV	O
over	O
services	O
provided	O
by	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
's	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
market	O
sector	O
increased	O
from	O
4.97	O
%	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
21.08	O
%	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
competitors	O
 '	O
market	O
shares	O
went	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Junior	O
Naver	B-Protocol
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
쥬니어	O
네이버	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Juniver	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
쥬니버	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
portal	O
website	O
for	O
children	O
considered	O
similar	O
to	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Junior	O
Naver	B-Protocol
offers	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
avatars	O
,	O
educational	O
content	O
,	O
quizzes	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
Q&A	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
homework	O
helper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Junior	O
Naver	B-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
experts	O
and	O
educators	O
to	O
filter	O
out	O
harmful	O
content	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
ensure	O
a	O
safe	O
internet	O
environment	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ever	O
since	O
its	O
competitors	O
Daum	O
Kids	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
have	O
closed	O
down	O
,	O
Junior	O
Naver	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
only	O
children	O
's	O
portal	O
site	O
operating	O
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Webtoon	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
웹툰	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
simply	O
WEBTOON	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
webcomic	O
platform	O
where	O
users	O
have	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
webtoons	O
created	O
by	O
professional	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
has	O
incorporated	O
a	O
'	O
Challenge	O
 '	O
section	O
which	O
allows	O
amateurs	O
to	O
post	O
and	O
promote	O
their	O
own	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Cafe	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
카페	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
allows	O
Naver	B-Protocol
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
internet	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Blog	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
블로그	O
)	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
paper	O
 '	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
evolved	O
to	O
'	O
blog	O
 '	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
two	O
weeks	O
from	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
held	O
an	O
event	O
to	O
pay	O
up	O
to	O
16,000	O
won	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
posted	O
on	O
Naver	B-Protocol
blog	O
every	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
people	O
who	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
criticized	O
Naver	B-Protocol
's	O
response.Naver	O
announced	O
on	O
its	O
official	O
blog	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
resume	O
its	O
"	O
Today	O
's	O
Diary	O
Challenge	O
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
#오늘일기챌린지	O
)	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
ended	O
early	O
in	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
from	O
May	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
those	O
who	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
previously	O
discontinued	O
event	O
(	O
who	O
completed	O
the	O
three-day	O
record	O
)	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
event.Naver	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
show	O
profile	O
pictures	O
as	O
well	O
if	O
it	O
posts	O
comments	O
on	O
Naver	B-Protocol
news	I-Protocol
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
recognize	O
users	O
because	O
only	O
four	O
digits	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
author	O
's	O
ID	O
who	O
commented	O
on	O
Naver	B-Protocol
news	I-Protocol
articles	O
were	O
disclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
expected	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
recognize	O
users	O
and	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
malicious	O
comments	O
by	O
implementing	O
such	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
NOW	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Naver	B-Protocol
TV	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
streaming	O
and	O
share	O
platform	O
which	O
mainly	O
provides	O
web	O
dramas	O
distributed	O
by	O
Naver	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
NOW	I-Protocol
was	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Naver	B-Protocol
TV	O
mobile	O
app	O
while	O
Naver	B-Protocol
TV	O
was	O
currently	O
serve	O
as	O
web	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Pay	O
( 네이버페이	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
payment	O
service	O
by	O
Naver	B-Protocol
Financial	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
of	O
Naver	B-Protocol
launched	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
payment	O
service	O
for	O
Naver	B-Protocol
Shopping	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
offers	O
payments	O
in	O
over	O
97,000	O
stores	O
both	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
offline	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
started	O
supporting	O
Zero	O
Pay	O
in-app	O
,	O
a	O
government	O
funded	O
payment	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
started	O
supporting	O
oversea	O
payment	O
in	O
Japan	O
via	O
Line	B-Application
Pay	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
payments	O
in	O
stores	O
in	O
Japan	O
without	O
exchanging	O
currencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	O
iN	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
지식iN	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
Knowledge	O
Search	O
(	O
Korean:지식검색	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
Q&A	O
platform	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Answers	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
Naver	B-Protocol
introduced	O
the	O
original	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
helps	O
with	O
unauthorized	O
publishing	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attract	O
users	O
to	O
its	O
Knowledge	O
iN	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
is	O
also	O
growing	O
as	O
Naver	B-Protocol
unilaterally	O
controls	O
comments	O
,	O
and	O
edits	O
information	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
against	O
its	O
political	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Encyclopedia	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
사전	O
)	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
professional	O
database	O
with	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
entries	O
from	O
many	O
different	O
encyclopedias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
1000	O
experts	O
in	O
physics	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
fields	O
are	O
producing	O
45	O
kinds	O
of	O
specialized	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
encyclopedia	O
of	O
Naver	B-Protocol
knowledge	O
,	O
and	O
50,000	O
headwords	O
are	O
accumulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Naver	B-Protocol
Knowledge	O
Encyclopedia	O
also	O
deals	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
public	O
institutions	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
over	O
900	O
kinds	O
of	O
DBs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
Mail	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
네이버	B-Protocol
메일	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
e-mail	O
service	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
user	O
of	O
Naver	B-Protocol
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PRISM	O
Live	O
Studio	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
:	O
프리즘	O
라이브	O
스튜디오	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
live	O
streaming	O
application	O
for	O
both	O
mobile	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
supported	O
includes	O
YouTube	O
,	O
Facebook	O
,	O
Twitch	O
,	O
Periscope	O
,	O
V	O
Live	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
TV	O
,	O
afreecaTV	O
,	O
KakaoTV	O
and	O
RTMP	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
's	O
closed	O
platform	O
is	O
frequently	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
are	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
search	O
their	O
knowledge	O
base	O
and	O
blogs	O
,	O
monopolizing	O
Naver	B-Protocol
's	O
control	O
over	O
its	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
did	O
not	O
choose	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
this	O
MoU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
because	O
they	O
abused	O
Real-time	O
Search	O
Terms	O
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
급상승	O
검색어	O
)	O
to	O
create	O
public	O
opinion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
Naver	B-Protocol
abolished	O
Real-time	O
Search	O
Terms	O
on	O
25	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Person-related	O
Search	O
Terms	O
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
인물	O
연관	O
검색어	O
)	O
of	O
Naver	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
tendency	O
to	O
include	O
defamatory	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naver	B-Protocol
abolished	O
Person-related	O
Search	O
Terms	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
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Comparison	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Naver	B-Protocol
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
구글	O
네이버	B-Protocol
비교	O
)	O
A	O
Korean	O
reporter	O
is	O
giving	O
a	O
detailed	O
comparison	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Naver	B-Protocol
.	O
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