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Telecommunications & Media
New broadcast media telecoms commission holds first parliamentary briefing, focuses on relicensing, AI and integrated media law
South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission on Monday held its first work briefing at a National Assembly committee meeting, about two months after Chair Kim Jong-cheol was appointed. Lawmakers focused on delayed relicensing of broadcasters, controversies over universal viewing rights and moves to enact an integrated media law. Discussions also covered Grok AI deepfake sexual exploitation, youth overdependence on social media and preparations for enforcement rules for the amended Information and Communications Network Act.
Telecommunications & Media
How to regulate \'big YouTubers\'? National Assembly draft integrated media law signals fallout
South Korea\'s National Assembly released a draft law that would regulate large YouTube channels as audiovisual media services. User-generated content platforms would fall under the market domain, but the focus is on big channels with legacy media-level influence. The draft would require reporting obligations and clear disclosure of ads and sponsorships, and it considers banning explicit sales inducement for large creators set by presidential decree. Critics cite vague thresholds, potential politicisation and clashes with government policies promoting the creator economy.
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.