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AI & Enterprise
Science and ICT panel paralysed by row over Lee Jin-sook exit demand after May 18 forum
Ruling and opposition parties clashed on Aug. 19 during a full meeting of the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee over a parliamentary forum on the May 18 Democratization Movement hosted by People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook. The Democratic Party said Lee insulted victims and bereaved families and demanded she step down from the committee and resign as a lawmaker. Lee rejected the claims and said she could not control the forum’s content.
Games & Commerce
Roblox to expand Korea-tested digital citizenship model globally
Roblox said it will use the digital citizenship education programme it runs in South Korea as a global standard model. It said platform safety should not rely only on technical controls and outlined an education approach linking parents, teachers and students. The company detailed age-estimation requirements for communication, expanded child-protection and wellbeing tools, and advisory groups. It also announced a pop-up event in Daegu and addressed questions on content moderation and ratings discussions.
Games & Commerce
Korea gamers\' association criticises Roblox for not disclosing odds information, calls for system reform
The Korea Gamers Association on Thursday urged government authorities to act and to improve ratings classification rules over allegations that metaverse platform Roblox conceals probability-based item information and distributes content that could distort history. The association said Roblox operates millions of user-generated content games while being rated as a single game, effectively sidestepping disclosure obligations. It also raised concerns about a lack of qualitative controls and called for clearer classification standards across metaverse platforms.