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Korea media watchdog steps up response after Google leaks information on digital sex crime victims
South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communication Deliberation Committee is taking follow-up steps after Google improperly provided information on digital sex crime victims, leading to disclosure on an outside organisation\'s website. The committee said it asked Google and the site to delete related posts and began an emergency review in cooperation with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. It also shared the case with international bodies and urged overseas platforms and Cloudflare to strengthen information protection systems.
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Korea media watchdog to step up monitoring of violent videos targeting children and teens
South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communication Deliberation Committee said on Tuesday it will conduct focused monitoring of brutal and hateful content, including violent videos targeting children and teenagers. The move follows the spread on social media and online individual broadcasts of videos that encourage fights like games and show victims\' physical and mental suffering. It will also check for identity exposure and monetisation, and seek quick deletions and access blocks.
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Korea media watchdog orders removal, blocking of 1,081 suggestive adult webtoon ads
South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communication Deliberation Committee ordered the removal and access blocking of link advertisements that use sexually suggestive images to draw teenagers to adult webtoons. It voted on June 8 to take action against 1,081 ads circulated indiscriminately on social media, blogs and community sites without measures to restrict youth access. The committee said the move aims to protect teenagers and urged industry self-regulation.