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Telecommunications & Media

Broadcast media watchdog requests corrections for 625 cases of malicious hate, discrimination on social media

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Deliberation Committee said on Monday it will begin focused monitoring of hate, ridicule and discriminatory content spreading on social media in short-form videos and memes. The move follows concerns that such expressions are rapidly amplified by platform recommendation algorithms and could negatively affect teenagers’ values. The committee said it has requested corrective measures, including deletion and access blocking, for 625 cases since April.

Telecommunications & Media

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.

Finance

Financial sector hacking spreads as police open investigation after 28 attack IPs identified

Signs of hacking targeting the financial sector have spread beyond banks and secondary financial firms to internet banks and the insurance and securities industries. South Korea\'s Financial Supervisory Service identified 33 IP addresses linked to hacking attempts, or 28 excluding duplicates, and asked financial firms to block them and conduct self-checks. Police formed a dedicated team and opened a formal investigation. The government called for swift clarification of the circumstances and measures to minimise damage.