Kakao Opens Special Page for 21st General Election... Providing Election Information

Candidate information search results will be provided from the 28th onward

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Kakao announced on the 17th that it has opened a special page for the 21st general election in the news section of the portal Daum and will showcase election-related services and policies on Daum and KakaoTalk #Tab until the 16th of next month.

In preparation for the general election, Kakao has established election service guidelines such as "providing fair and thorough election information," "providing news and information based on facts," and "adhering to political neutrality," and plans to operate the special election page accordingly.

The special election page consists of four main menus: "News," "News by Electoral District," "Polls," and "Photos." The news section arranges election-related news from Daum News partner media based on keywords. The news by electoral district is organized so that voters can selectively view news from regions of interest. Regions are divided by electoral district units under special cities, metropolitan cities, and provinces.

In the polls section, users can view poll results commissioned by media outlets to research institutions, and in the photos section, they can check related news photos such as election campaigns and press conferences.

Additionally, at the bottom right of the special page, a banner for reporting false information and defamatory posts related to elections, operated by the National Election Commission, is placed. A collection of articles reported for damage relief under the Media Arbitration Act, as well as menus for reporting misinformation and rights infringements, are also operated.

From the 28th of this month, information on all electoral district and proportional representation candidates nationwide will be provided in search results. By searching for a candidate's name or keywords such as "general election candidate" or "Sejong Gap candidate," users can view basic candidate information provided by the National Election Commission. Also, by adding the "News Bot" channel as a friend on KakaoTalk and registering desired candidate or electoral district keywords as alerts, users can receive news updates.

During early voting on the 10th and 11th of next month, functions to encourage early voting and to check early voting locations will be provided, and from the 13th, a service to find one’s polling station using resident registration numbers will be opened. Kakao Map will also offer nearby polling station search and directions.

On election day, the 15th of next month, real-time information on nationwide and electoral district voter turnout, exit polls, and vote counting status will be provided with graphs, and on the 16th, the day after the election, information on election results by party and region as well as lists of elected candidates will be shown.

Meanwhile, from the official election campaign period starting on the 2nd until midnight on the 14th of next month, only users who have verified their real names under the Public Official Election Act can write comments on news services. Kakao abolished the person-related search term service in December last year and does not provide related search terms for general election candidates. The suggest feature that helps autocomplete search terms only displays official profiles or informational keywords of candidates.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.