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===Naver Webtoon===
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'''Naver Webtoon''' ([[Hangul]]: 네이버 웹툰), later simply '''WEBTOON''', is a webcomic platform where users have free access to a variety of [[webtoons]] created by professional artists. Users can also pay publishers to view comic books and genre fiction contents online. Naver has incorporated a 'Challenge' section which allows amateurs to post and promote their own works. These days, there are a number of [[Korean drama|k-dramas]] that are motivated by these webtoons.[{{Cite web |title=Naver, Kakao bet on open community platform to woo young users - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea |url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2023&no=14799 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=pulsenews.co.kr |language=ko |archive-date=2024-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419055825/https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2023&no=14799 |url-status=live }}]
=== Naver Cafe ===
'''Naver Cafe''' ([[Hangul]]: 네이버 카페) is a service that allows Naver users to create their own internet [[communities]]. There were 10.5 million cafes running as of May 2017. One person can make up to 300 cafes.[{{Cite web |url=https://help.naver.com/service/5622/contents/771?osType=PC&lang=ko |title=make up to] |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408064526/https://help.naver.com/service/5622/contents/771?osType=PC&lang=ko |url-status=live }}
===Naver Blog===
'''Naver Blog''' ([[Hangul]]: 네이버 블로그) started with the name 'paper' in June 2003, and evolved to '[[blog]]' in October 2003.[Naver service history in Naver public website] It had 23 million users as of April 2016.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} In 2023, There are 1.26 million new users. [[https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/29YEOW25YX New user in 202] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408064713/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/29YEOW25YX |date=2024-04-08 }}3]
For two weeks from May 1, 2021, Naver held an event to pay up to 16,000 won to people who posted on Naver blog every day. However, this event was ended early due to a number of incidents where people with multiple IDs. Most people who participated in the event criticized Naver's response. [{{Cite web|last=신|first=진호|title="작심삼일 노노"라던 네이버, 사흘만에 '오늘일기챌린지' 조기종료|url=https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20210504500211|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=서울신문|date=4 May 2021|language=ko|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504130716/https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20210504500211}}]Naver announced on its official blog that it would resume its "Today's Diary Challenge ([[Korean language|Korean]]: #오늘일기챌린지)" event, which ended early in three days, from May 24. However, only those who participated in the previously discontinued event (who completed the three-day record) can participate in the event.[{{Cite web|last=최|first=민영|date=2021-05-18|title='작심삼일 논란' 네이버 오늘일기 24일 재개…기존 참여자만 가능|url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/it/995663.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=한겨레|language=ko|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520124435/https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/it/995663.html}}] Naver announced on May 13, 2021, that it would show profile pictures as well if it posts comments on Naver news articles. Previously, it was difficult to recognize users because only four digits in front of the author's ID who commented on Naver news articles were disclosed. Naver expected that it would be easier to recognize users and solve the problem of malicious comments by implementing such services. Critics criticized the company for its censorship of comments. [{{Cite web|last=윤|first=지혜|date=2021-05-04|title="댓글달면 사진뜬다"..네이버 발표에 네티즌들 시끌시끌 – 머니투데이|url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021050410524375121|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=머니투데이|language=ko|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504063400/https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021050410524375121}}]
=== Naver Pay ===
Naver Pay (네이버페이) is an payment service by Naver Financial, a subsidiary company of Naver launched on June 25, 2021. It first started as a payment service for Naver Shopping, but now offers payments in over 97,000 stores both online, and offline and in December 20, started supporting Zero Pay in-app, a government funded payment service. In May 2019, Naver started supporting oversea payment in Japan via Line Pay, allowing users to make payments in stores in Japan without exchanging currencies.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} The service has ended since August 31, 2023.[{{Cite web |url=https://new-m.pay.naver.com/member/notice/200017631#:~:text=%EC%95%88%EB%85%95%ED%95%98%EC%84%B8%EC%9A%94%2C%20%EB%84%A4%EC%9D%B4%EB%B2%84%ED%8E%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%85%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4.,%ED%95%98%EC%8B%9C%EB%8D%94%EB%9D%BC%EB%8F%84%20%EC%96%91%ED%95%B4%20%EB%B6%80%ED%83%81%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%BD%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4 |title=NAVER Pay End] |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408064334/https://new-m.pay.naver.com/member/notice/200017631#:~:text=%EC%95%88%EB%85%95%ED%95%98%EC%84%B8%EC%9A%94%2C%20%EB%84%A4%EC%9D%B4%EB%B2%84%ED%8E%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%85%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4.,%ED%95%98%EC%8B%9C%EB%8D%94%EB%9D%BC%EB%8F%84%20%EC%96%91%ED%95%B4%20%EB%B6%80%ED%83%81%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%BD%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4 |url-status=live }}
===Knowledge IN===
Person-related Search Terms ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 인물 연관 검색어) of Naver had been criticized because of the tendency to include defamatory searches. Naver abolished Person-related Search Terms in March 2021.[{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=네이버, 5일부터 '인물 연관검색어' 폐지… 연예 댓글도 잠정 중단|url=https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/02/28/2020022803341.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=biz.chosun.com|language=ko|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416091119/https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/02/28/2020022803341.html|url-status=live}}]
In October 2023, Naver announced the beta release of its [[Chatbot|AI chatbot]] service, 'CLOVA X' (Korean: 클로바X).[{{Cite web|date=2023-10-28|title=네이버, 대화형 AI 서비스 '클로바X' 베타 출시|url=https://cboard.net/hit2/1358019|access-date=2023-10-28|website=cboard.net|language=ko|archive-date=2023-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027194759/https://cboard.net/hit2/1358019|url-status=live}}]
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