[Exclusive] Naver to change ‘no foreigners’ button after discrimination accusations

Naver will revise the wording of a Naver Maps setting that appeared to allow businesses to reject bookings from foreign customers, after critics said the feature could enable discrimination.

The controversy centered on Naver SmartPlace, the platform businesses use to manage reservations, payments and store information on Naver Maps.

The setting was designed to let merchants decide whether to accept reservations and purchases made with overseas-issued credit cards.

But the instructions shown to b ...