South Korea’s Broadcast Media Communications Commission said on Tuesday a partial revision to the enforcement decree of the Information and Communications Network Act passed a cabinet meeting. The decree defines large information and communications service providers as those with at least 1 million daily average users over the prior three months and requires self-regulatory policies and transparency reports. It also sets criteria for punitive damages claims and allows fines of up to 1 billion won for repeated distribution of court-confirmed illegal false information.

South Korea\'s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee adopted a hearing report on Go Gwang-heon (고광헌), nominee for the first chair of the Broadcast Media Communications Review Commission. The report was approved under the leadership of the Democratic Party after People Power Party lawmakers did not take part in the vote. The report will be sent to the government without a plenary vote. Go will take office if President Lee Jae-myung approves it.