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Korea parliament science, ICT committee completes second-half lineup with AI budget, misinformation on agenda

South Korea\'s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee begins second-half activities after ruling and opposition parties completed member assignments. The panel is expected to focus on securing budgets and setting investment priorities for government AI projects, ensuring power supply for AI data centres and chip plants, and overhauling broadcasting and telecom rules. It is also set to debate regulation of false and manipulated information, follow-up work on the AI basic law and media fund financing.

Telecommunications & Media

Audiovisual Media Services Bill tabled, tougher rules on big YouTuber commerce

South Korea has formally tabled an Audiovisual Media Services Bill to regulate large YouTubers, broadening the scope from a draft released earlier this year by a parliamentary task force. The bill sets reporting requirements based on both subscriber counts and income, with thresholds to be set by presidential decree. It also adds a cooperation duty for platforms. It expands restrictions to ban sales of certain items and includes fines of up to 30 million won for violations.

Telecommunications & Media

Kim Jong-cheol says media development committee push a key task

South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communications Commission will push ahead with setting up a Media Development Committee under the prime minister, chairman Kim Jong-cheol said. He called it the starting point for a major shift in media policy and a key task for the second half of the year. The panel will pursue regulatory reforms, support overseas expansion and introduce AI across broadcasting and media. The regulator also outlined plans on promotion policies and responses to key regulatory issues.