The CEO of Daum Kakao answered police questions Wednesday about accusations that the South Korean mobile messaging service provider failed to take action against child pornography content distributed via its app.

Under South Korean law, child pornography covers anything from abusive imagery of prepubescent children to images simply showing the naked body of someone under 18, if the images were made without consent or in return for reward. Internet service providers are obliged to take appropriate measures to prevent the distribution of such material on their networks. If such content is discovered, the network operators must delete it and stop its distribution immediately, and report it to police.If found in violation of the law, online service providers or their representatives may be sentenced up to 3 years in prison or fined as much as 20 million won (about US$18,000).

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