Naver Temporarily Suspends Comments on Sports News Following Entertainment Section Closure

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Naver will temporarily suspend comments on sports news following the suspension of comments on entertainment news. This measure comes in response to the worsening issue of malicious comments (malpl) targeting certain athletes.

On the 7th, Naver announced through its blog, "The pain of athletes hurt by comments that defame and belittle certain players has gone beyond a level that can be overlooked," and notified the temporary suspension of comments.

The company stated that it will first halt comments on sports news within this month and prepare separate measures for other areas such as videos, which will be announced later.

The live talk feature during live broadcasts of sports games, where fans send messages to their favorite teams and players in real time, will be maintained as is. However, AI Clean Bot 2.0 will be applied to filter out abusive and malicious content.

In addition to sports, AI Clean Bot 2.0 will be introduced on Naver TV, where various video creators produce content, and channel operators will be granted the authority to toggle the comment section ON or OFF.

A Naver official said, "Naver is currently closely analyzing the types of comments frequently found in sports services and is developing technology to automatically control the exposure of malicious comments. While comments are suspended, we will enhance this technology, and once its effectiveness is ensured, we will resume discussions on lifting the comment suspension."

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