The Second Round of Censorship Rolling Out in 2 Months
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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. [Enforced 2026.7.7.] [Act No. 21305, amended on 2026.1.6.]
Article 44-7 (Prohibition of Distribution of Illegal Information and False Manipulated Information, Etc.) 1. (Same as current) 2. Information with content that damages the honor of others by publicly revealing false facts for the purpose of defaming a person 2-2. Information that publicly falls under any of the following items regarding specific individuals or groups (including individuals belonging to the relevant group; hereinafter the same in this item) on the grounds of race, nationality, region, gender, disability, age, social status, income level, or property status: a. Information that incites direct violence or discrimination b. Information that seriously fosters hatred and remarkably damages the human dignity of specific individuals or groups
Anyone can report a post
The moderators who receive the report must take the following action.
1. Delete the relevant information or block access, limit information exposure, delete the post 2. Suspend or terminate the poster's account, account ban 3. Restrict monetization such as ad revenue, restrict revenue (in the case of YouTube) 4. Restrict stopping, ending, or recovering financial payments 5. Stop or end all or part of the service, complete closure 6. Mark as harmful content for minors 7. Reject the report
If the post isn't deleted, the reporter can file an appeal.
If the moderators don't comply, they face fines, and if it goes all the way, the site gets shut down.
Article 44-14 (Publication of Reports, etc.) β Large-scale information and communication service providers shall prepare reports containing the following items and those specified in each item of paragraph 2 at least once every six months and publish them in a manner with accessibility guaranteed by presidential decree.
And communities shall [include] details of measures (report details, information, etc.)
Create reports and regularly
Submit [them] to the government
Who decides what counts as false information, hate speech, and discrimination?
Article 44-17 (Installation of Transparency Center)
β‘ Providers may enter into agreements to promote fact-checking activities with fact-checking organizations (hereinafter referred to as "fact-checking organizations") that comply with international fact-checking procedure standards as prescribed by presidential decree. In this case, the concluded agreements must be disclosed.
The state creates a 'Transparency Center' and 'fact-checking organizations' to make these judgments.
The judgment criteria will probably differ depending on the political leanings of the members.
Large-scale information and communication service providers cannot take measures under Article 14(1) of the "Act on Press Arbitration and Remedies, etc." against press companies, internet news service operators, and internet multimedia broadcasting operators from provisions (1) through (5) of paragraph 3.
However, press companies are excluded.
YouTube cannot delete press company videos.
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10 comments
Haha, you right-wing grandpas keep saying the country's running just fine γ γ
"Anyone can report posts now" β so male-dominated communities that are easy to access will face heavy censorship while female-dominated communities that keep to themselves will stay the same γ γ γ
It's defined as a "large-scale information and communications service provider" with specific criteria listed, so community sites like Floo probably won't be affected. The OP just doesn't know the law well and wrote "community" vaguely. So it might actually target female sites hosted on Naver Cafe. Naver and Kakao will definitely be affected.
In practice, even if a community technically doesn't fall under the law, the admin will probably just delete posts to avoid stress from having to respond to reports. It's easier mentally.
this is giving conspiracy theory but also... why does it feel plausible at this point
Freedom is 1 or 0. 0.9 freedom is just freedom that's about to become 0.
Why do domestic media censor and control everything while being cool with unblocking North Korean sites that spread real fake news we can't control? Then they expect citizens to judge for themselves??? I seriously don't get it γ γ γ Really curious what you right-wing old-timers would say. I just can't wrap my head around this.
2 months?? bro i can't even plan my life 2 weeks ahead how am i supposed to prepare for censorship
You guys actually want Big Brother? Damn it
not surprised tbh, been seeing the writing on the wall for a while now π
The irony is real β people who fought for democracy and freedom become powerful and do the exact same shit they fought against.
Democracy and freedom jokesγ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ γ
Democracy and freedom were just lip service anyway β they were throwing tantrums to enforce their own version of dictatorship all along.
Isn't democracy and freedom itself just complete bullshit???
You guys voted for this... did you really not see it coming??
The people who voted for them must've wanted this. Otherwise they're just fucking idiots.
The term 'fact-checking organization' itself is so damn violent γ γ Sounds like something out of a dystopian novel.
They ignored fake news about mad cow disease and Fukushima contamination back then, so why are they suddenly fact-checking now? γ γ
Back then when similar censorship talk came up, normal people would lose their minds calling it Chinese-style censorship, so the opposition blocked it. But now laws pass without anyone even knowing when they got passed, and we're just casually copying Chinese censorship γ γ γ
lmao 'second round' as if the first one ever stopped π they're not even hiding it anymore