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Platform accountability in focus as illegal posts and AI chatbots spotlight gaps in South Korea
South Korean lawmakers at a parliamentary audit criticised online platforms for failing to promptly block or remove drug sales and prostitution-brokering posts and for weak victim-protection systems. They also raised concerns over youth safeguards on AI character chat services and delays in government reviews. Officials and company representatives discussed limits on local authority at global platforms, cases of exposed victim information in Google takedown requests, Telegram’s response system, and upcoming decisions on in-app payment fines and a completed probe into KT.
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.
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Bamisimwi forms panel to review broadcasts for 9th local elections
The Broadcasting Media Communications Deliberation Committee on Monday approved the lineup of the election broadcast deliberation panel for the 9th nationwide local elections. The panel is a consultative body set up under the Public Official Election Act to ensure fairness in election broadcasts. Its term runs from March 24 to July 3, 30 days after election day. It will hold an appointment ceremony and first meeting after March 24 and elect a chair and deputy.