Internet Censorship Law Now Covers Text, Not Just Images
μλ³Έ (Korean)
Translation + Context
FT = ForbiddenTome β tap to see Korean slang explained
[ Title Revised 2026.1.6. ] [ Effective Date: 2026.7.7. ] Article 44-7
Chapter 5 User Protection in Information and Communications Networks, etc. Article 44-7 (Prohibition of Distribution of Illegal Information and False/Manipulated Information, etc.) β No one shall distribute any illegal information (hereinafter referred to as "illegal information") corresponding to any of the following items through an information and communications network nope. [ List of Items Expand Β· Collapse ]
1. Information of a nature that distributes, sells, rents, or publicly displays obscene symbols, text, sounds, images, or videos
Β
Starting July 7th
Explicit text, sexual descriptions, erotic novels, dirty chatting and all that are now considered illegal content
Are we China or something?
Anyway... be careful with your posts and NSFW memes on community boards from now on..
Sexual comics, text, and images are now classified as "illegal content" in South Korea lmaooo
But why are upvotes only 8 now?
Guess I hit a nerve..
Β
π¦ͺ) Oyster Paradise
68173 months agoby bubblypanda107636
French Environment Minister Furious at AC Demands During Heat Wave
123153 months agoby fluffybunny527194
Why We Should Oppose Installing AC Units in European Cities
84143 months agoby cozyfox801555
Update on Kang In-gyeong Case: Convict Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexual Assault Gets Probation on Appeal
13283 months agoby jollyllama813168
Why People Side with Samsung Over Apple
143173 months agoby boppyquail658925
K-League fans getting absolutely roasted by baseball fans right now lmao (feat. male feminists)
99223 months agoby livelycrow599371
A Middle Schooler's Birthday Breakfast for His Mom
127143 months agoby cozyquail608557
KBS Reporter Takes It Upon Themselves to Find Out Why the Soccer Team Underperformed
116133 months agoby snappycrane509511
Indonesia Loses Co-Development Status for KF-21
14873 months agoby radiantgoat965017
Seoul National University Med Student's Pure Definition of Hard Work
95133 months agoby perkycrane843096
78% of French People Have Negative Views on ACβThen Killer Heatwave Hits
10543 months agoby zippynewt804260
Hypocritical Imperialists Posturing as Moral Authorities
11833 months agoby cozylynx533304
The Real Talk Nobody Tells You About AI-Assisted Coding
107263 months agoby cozyfox801555
Hong Myung-Bo, You've Been Officially Pronounced Dead in Korea
92183 months agoby funkygecko872205
Japanese Person Cursing While Reading About France's Heat Wave lol
58153 months agoby bouncycrow400012
The Taxi Fare Was $280K
138343 months agoby breezyseal457140
Why Kim Se-ye Recklessly Exposed Doctored Messages and AI-Generated Recordings Against Kim Soo-hyun
5033 months agoby merryfrog339976
Parasyte who lived for 140 years
89103 months agoby playfulseal516019
Korean women really are that twisted, huh?
140173 months agoby fluffypanda261296
Former Coach Bento Perfectly Saw Through the Korean Football Association γ·γ·γ·.jpg
102253 months agoby bouncycrow389632
7 comments
Seriously, shouldn't we all protest? They keep building a censorship state
If we protest they'll just paint us as porn-addicted incels and run with it
this is genuinely concerning though, where does it end? first images, now text... what's next?
That law's been enforced since 2007 β the content prohibition on obscene material. You've probably heard of internet obscenity distribution charges, right? That's what this is
The law itself already existed, but the problem is NOW the government uses a filter for PRE-censorship before posts go up β only filtered posts are allowed. The intent is so blatantly obvious lmaooooooooo if you wanna argue look up Information and Communications Network Act Article 44-7-6
I think pre-censorship is stupid and doesn't work, but most people reading the original post or comments think this clause is NEW when it's not
Looked it up β in 2007 when they defined illegal content they included obscene material distribution, but internet obscenity charges existed in the penalty section before that too
The difference is pre-censorship vs post-censorship, and right now only China does pre-censorship
Looks like a 20-year-old clause... maybe you'd like to share how it feels discovering you've been living in China this whole time??
The censorship sucks but honestly OP you're being dumb β it's already written in the first line of the law from forever ago: https://www.law.go.kr/LSW//lsLawLinkInfo.do?lsJoLnkSeq=900629576&chrClsCd=010202&lsId=000030&print=print
The feminist activity surge lately is interesting lol similar to when dozens of 'get out and vote' posts were flooding in at the end of 2021
wait so they can censor what i TYPE now?? that's actually insane, basically 1984 at this point π
lmaooo this is why i'm switching to carrier pigeons, at least the government can't read those π