Prosecutors search and seizure for the fifth time, including Kakao, suspected of "calling."

The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office, which is investigating allegations of "calling" has launched its fifth seizure search of three places, including Kakao headquarters and Kakao Mobility offices, today (11th).

The prosecution, which has been searching for four days from the 5th to the 8th, believes that Kakao Mobility manipulated the algorithm so that franchise taxis could preempt passenger calls.

We are also looking into allegations of "call blocking" that prevents competitors from receiving general calls.

The Fair Trade Commission, which investigated the related case first, imposed fines of 27 billion won and 72 billion won on Kakao Mobility on charges of "driving calls" and "blocking calls," respectively.