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Telecommunications & Media

Bamitoongwi appoints, nominates 9 Democratic Party picks as public broadcaster directors

The Broadcasting Media Communications Commission approved the nomination and appointment of nine public broadcaster directors recommended by the Democratic Party. It decided to nominate four directors for KBS and appoint two directors to the Foundation for Broadcast Culture and three directors to EBS. The commission postponed a decision on one Foundation for Broadcast Culture nominee pending completion of fact-checking. It urged other nominating bodies to submit remaining recommendations promptly.

Telecommunications & Media

Korea media regulator to review Polymarket legality, hear operator views

South Korea’s Korea Communications Standards Commission voted to give the operator of the overseas prediction-market platform Polymarket a chance to present its views before deciding whether to seek corrective measures, it said on Sunday. The commission’s communications deliberation subcommittee will hold a meeting and listen to the operator’s opinion, then make a final decision on whether to request corrective action. Polymarket is a blockchain-based platform where users trade stakes on yes-or-no outcomes using crypto assets such as USDC.

AI & Enterprise

Parliament moves to tighten AI watermark rules, targeting distribution and tampering

South Korea\'s parliament is moving to strengthen rules on AI-generated content watermarks, with lawmakers proposing amendments to the AI Basic Act and the Information and Communications Network Act. The bills would specify how watermarks must be embedded and introduce penalties for tampering, including fines of up to 20 million won and administrative fines of up to 10 million won. The push reflects regulatory gaps in distribution and growing concerns over deepfake abuse.