Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 17.

Korean-language dailies

-- A platform society shut down by a single blow (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- KakaoTalk crash halts people's daily lives (Kookmin Daily)

-- 'Digital disaster' paralyzes 'KakaoTalk republic' (Donga Ilbo)

-- Kakao, which has grown into giant, did not even follow basic rules (Seoul Shinmun)

-- KakaoTalk crash stops people's daily lives (Segye Times)

-- KakaoTalk crashes; citizens take brunt of damage from platform monopoly (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Fire at Kakao data center knocks out super-app KakaoTalk (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- KakaoTalk crash disrupts weekend life (Hankyoreh)

-- Kakao crash halts people's lives (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Kakao crash grinds everything to halt in digital Korea (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- A platform economy halted by Kakao crash (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Korea between China and the United States (Korea JoongAng Daily)

-- Kakao suffers worst server outage, with no complete recovery in sight (Korea Herald)

-- Kakao service disruptions cause nationwide mayhem (Korea Times)

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