Telecommunications & Media

Korean radio squeezed by global platforms, calls grow for integrated audio platform

As the influence of global platforms such as YouTube and Spotify spreads into South Korea’s audio market, participants at a National Assembly seminar called for an integrated platform to unify radio content and data that are currently split by broadcaster. They urged integrating production and digital capabilities and building a data-driven industry base to improve listener access. Speakers also called for legalising digital radio access rights and overhauling advertising rules.

Telecommunications & Media

Bamishimwi seeks corrections for 33,869 cases of digital sex crime content in H1 2026

The Broadcasting Media Communications Deliberation Committee requested corrective action such as deletion and access blocking for 33,869 cases of digital sex crime content in the first half of 2026. Illegal filming materials accounted for 18,604 cases, while deepfake sex crime videos totalled 15,179. The committee also reported 18,634 cases of voluntary measures by operators before formal review, up about 97 percent from a year earlier.