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Kakao may consider the distributed information obscene if it depicts or expresses sexualized body areas (even in the manga, illustration, animation, pornography, figure, real doll, and any other expressive content), such as male/female genitals, groin, pubic hair, and anus, and/or explicitly describes or elaborates sexual activities with such areas exposed.

• Any content expressing or describing exposure of male and female genitals, groin, pubic hair, and anus
• Any content showing male and female genitals, groin, pubic hair, and anus through transparent clothing (or mosaic)
• Any content explicitly describing sexual violence such as rape, gang rape, sexual abuse, etc.
• Any content expressing or describing inter-sexual or homosexual activities with male and female genitals exposed
• Any content explicitly expressing or describing pseudo-sexual intercourse that utilizes tools or parts of the body (ex. mouth and anus, etc.) with male and female genitals exposed
• Any content vividly expressing or describing abnormal intercourse such as bestiality, necrophilia, promiscuity, etc. with male and female genitals exposed
• Any content expressing or describing masturbation activity performed to parts of the body other than genitals with the help of sexual instruments or similar devices and with male and female genitals exposed
• Any content directly and vividly describing sexual games with children and juveniles
• Any content explicitly describing sexual crimes against children and juveniles

If Kakao confirms, through reports or other methods, the distribution or transmission of obscene content (including documents or links containing such material) in any service area, including KakaoTalk messages, the responsible user may be immediately and permanently banned from using all KakaoTalk services. In addition, if such content is identified in service areas open to all KakaoTalk users, Kakao may take a series of applicable measures to prevent further dissemination, such as restricting visibility in search results or content exposure and restricting access to chatrooms.

Even for medical, educational, or artistic purposes, content that depicts or explicitly expresses sexual organs, genitals, pubic hair, anuses, female nipples, or sexual acts may be subject to service restrictions. However, if the content was not distributed with the intent to induce sexual discomfort or cause similar effects, the affected user may submit a request to reduce the level of imposed restrictions along with an explanation.

Except for obscene information, content describing excessive physical exposure and sexual activity shall be considered sexual information.

• Any content expressing or describing the naked body without exposing male and female genitals, groin, pubic hair, and anus
• Any content expressing or describing male and female hip or female breast (or nipples)
• Any content expressing or describing the upper body with nipples concealed
• Any content expressing or describing the lower body without male and female genitals, groin, pubic hair, or anus exposed
• Any content explicitly expressing or describing the upper body with clothes on, breast exposed, and nipples concealed
• Any content expressing or describing the upper body exposure in cloth
• Any content expressing or describing the lower body exposure in clothes without showing male and female genitals, groin, pubic hair, anus, etc.
• Any content expressing or describing the lower body exposure in tighter clothes with showing the natal silhouette
• Any content expressing or describing inter-sexual or homo-sexual activities without exposing male and female genitals
• Any content expressing or describing sexual activities that give a handjob or use the mouth to stimulate male and female genitals, breast, or hip under the clothes
• Any content expressing or describing masturbation of one’s breasts
• Any content expressing or describing masturbation that uses parts of the body or sexual instruments under the clothes
• Any content specifically describing sexual activities, using suggestive and disgusting sexual expressions and/or profane and vulgar language about male and female genitals
• Any content expressing or describing the sound of moaning, facial expression, and the like related to sexual activities in a highly stimulating manner
• Any content specifically expressing or describing abnormal intercourses such as bestiality, necrophilia, promiscuity, incest, sadistic or masochistic erotomania, voyeurism, etc.
• Any content making others recognize sexual contact in clothes
• Any content expressing or describing kisses that use each other’s tongues
• Any content expressing or describing byproducts from sexual activity (ex. Semen, love-juice, etc.)
• Any content expressing or describing abnormal sexuality of fetishism
• Videos and images containing no sexual activities that cause sexual humiliation or disgust but exposing the body of the child and juvenile that may be misused in sexual crimes
• Other information that may significantly aggravate layperson’s sexual humiliation

If Kakao confirms, through reports or other methods, the distribution of sexually suggestive content within KakaoTalk service areas that are accessible to all users, it may take a series of applicable measures depending on the form and content of the material. These actions may include limiting service access, restricting visibility in search results or content exposure, or restricting access to chatrooms.