Wooton to Tighten Youth Protections for 'Crack' ... Limits Set at 3 Hours a Day, KRW 100,000 a Month
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Wooton Technologies said on the 8th that it will overhaul the youth protection policy for its AI entertainment content platform Crack. The overhaul includes setting teenagers' daily usage time at up to 3 hours and monthly payments at up to KRW 100,000, with guardian verification and consent required if those limits are exceeded. Wooton plans to complete institutional and technical reviews and the system overhaul by the end of this year, then implement the new youth protection framework in early 2027.
Wooton Technologies said on the 8th that it will overhaul the youth protection policy for its AI entertainment content platform 'Crack' to strengthen protections for teenagers in connection with the use of AI conversation services. Wooton said the youth protection policy overhaul will target Crack, and that it plans to apply the revamped youth protection policy and related systems for Crack from early 2027.
The overhaul includes a cap on teenagers' daily use of Crack at up to 3 hours per day. Users who want to use the service for more than 3 hours a day must go through a guardian verification and consent process. Wooton said it plans to set the usage-time standard based on domestic and international service cases and expert advice.
Wooton Technologies will also introduce a monthly payment cap for teenagers using 'Crack.' The monthly payment limit for teenage Crack users will be up to KRW 100,000, and payments above KRW 100,000 per month will require guardian verification and consent.
Both usage time and payments will operate in a structure that requires guardian confirmation once certain thresholds are exceeded. In addition, Wooton Technologies will strengthen the guardian consent process.
Wooton will overhaul its existing content management system to reflect recent usage patterns. To that end, it plans to review and supplement its content generation policy, age-rating management, work review process, search and recommendation restrictions, reporting and blocking functions, and sanctions on violating accounts. The review will be based on recent usage patterns.
Wooton will also strengthen AI conversation safeguards. It plans to add filters that block inappropriate conversations, add filters that guide users in a safer direction, and improve system prompts. It will also advance its safety technologies.
The company is also considering expanding age-verification methods. Currently, the means of distinguishing adults from teenagers on Crack is PASS, the mobile carrier identity verification service. Wooton plans to review the accuracy and safety of additional authentication methods.
Wooton plans to complete institutional and technical reviews for policy implementation by the end of this year, and to finish the system overhaul by the end of this year as well. It then plans to launch the new youth protection framework in early 2027.
Wooton Chief Product Officer (CPO) Lee Dong-jae was quoted as saying that the company recognizes its social responsibility to provide safe and healthy AI services. He said the company will put the safety of teenage users first and work to build services that allow users to unleash their creativity.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406687
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