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Co-CEO of SKorean chat app steps down over service outage

Co-CEO of Kakao Corp. Namkoong Whon speaks during a press conference at Kakao's office in Pangyo, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A top executive of South Korea’s largest mobile chat app, Kakao, stepped down on Wednesday over a widespread service outage that triggered an outpouring of complaints in a country that is heavily reliant on such technology.(Hwang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP) Co-CEOs of Kakao Corp. Namkoong Whon, left, and Hong Eun-taek, right, bow their heads during a press conference at Kakao's office in Pangyo, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A top executive of South Korea’s largest mobile chat app, Kakao, stepped down on Wednesday over a widespread service outage that triggered an outpouring of complaints in a country that is heavily reliant on such technology.(Hwang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)