People Power Party: "Naver's Explanation on Choo Mi-ae Search Suspicion Is Unconvincing... Is It an Excuse for Manipulation?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The People Power Party raised suspicions of manipulation, stating that they "cannot understand even if they try to" regarding Naver's explanation about the search result controversy involving Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae.

The People Power Party's Special Committee on Portal Fairness issued a statement on the 21st, saying, "Naver's explanation of the strange search results related to Minister Choo is odd."

They pointed out, that Naver explained the reason why the category arrangement on Naver when searching for Minister Choo differs from that of other politicians as "occurring frequently in search terms that are copied and pasted into the search bar," but copying and pasting search terms is a basic search situation, and questioned, "Does this mean Naver's artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm does not even recognize the most basic functions?"

They added, "It is also suspicious that this error selectively occurred in the part concerning Minister Choo Mi-ae, which is essentially the Achilles' heel of the Democratic Party administration," and emphasized, "The truth must be clearly revealed in response to the public's suspicions."

They further stated, "Naver has so far maintained the position that it cannot disclose its algorithm due to concerns about external abuse and security issues, but since this incident involves a specific politician, there is no reason not to disclose it," and criticized, "The incomprehensible explanation only serves to fuel suspicions."

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