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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Seriously, Kakao is very, very nasty company that should be destroyed on this planet. If you live in Korea, you are basically forced to used their product and they suck, riddled with Ads because they're de facto standard for chat, taxi, etc. I hate having to use their product.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're notorious for overworking their artists. and authors. One of them is Solo Levelling artist died from brain hemorrhage in 2022 and he was working under Kakao.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

WTF, didn't know this. This is horrible

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/718_334310.html

And I heard of another author who had a miscarriage because her editor didn't give her a break.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't you have a Cartel office? Thats a illigal monopoly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

We have one but they don't do anything :(