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Telecommunications & Media
Bamishimwi revamps dispute mediation panel to nine members to address amended Information Network Act
South Korea’s Broadcasting Media and Communications Review Committee said it will expand its defamation dispute mediation body into a nine-member panel that will also mediate disputes linked to major platforms’ measures on illegal and manipulated information. The move follows an amended Information Network Act that took effect on Tuesday. The amendment allows platforms to take steps such as deletion or access limits after reports, and lets reporters and posters seek mediation. Rules on requesting user information for privacy or defamation claims were also eased.
AI & Enterprise
Koreans\' generative AI usage rate at 39%, average daily use 49 minutes
About 38.9% of South Koreans have used generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, a survey showed. The usage rate has risen for three straight years, from 12.3% in 2023 and 24.0% in 2024. Users spent an average of 49.6 minutes a day, with 68% using it for at least 30 minutes daily. Concerns about adverse effects, including misinformation, also increased.
Telecommunications & Media
Draft audiovisual media services act unveiled, covering OTT and big YouTubers
South Korea\'s National Assembly plans a sweeping overhaul of the media regulatory framework, its first since the 2000 integrated broadcasting law. A draft tentatively titled the Audiovisual Media Services Act would unify media under a single category and regulate by content arrangement and social impact, not transmission method. It would include OTT services, platforms, general channels and big YouTubers, and consider requiring global OTT operators to disclose financial status to improve market transparency.