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S. Korea rumor crackdown jolts social media users

By Youkyung Lee
Published October 5, 2014 11:31am ET
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S. Korea rumor crackdown jolts social media users
In this Oct. 1, 2014 photo released by Daum Kakao, Saehoon Choi, left, and Sirgoo Lee, the two co-CEOs of Daum Kakao, show their company's new logo during the Daum Kakao launch press conference in Seoul, South Korea. The letters at back ground read " New Connection and World". (AP Photo/Daum Kakao) | AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president is cracking down on rumors in cyberspace in a campaign that threatens the popularity of Kakao Talk, the leading social media service in a country with ambitions to become a global technology leader.

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