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South Korea designates eight platforms under revised Network Act
The Korea Media Communications Commission named eight operators subject to new duties on false information. The list includes four domestic firms and four foreign services. The rules took effect the day before the designations.
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South Korea's media watchdog designated eight platform operators Wednesday as subject to new responsibilities to prevent the spread of false or manipulated information under a revision to the Network Act. , Kakao Corp. and two local online communities, the Korea Media Communications Commission said in a briefing.
, TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter, the watchdog added. The designations come a day after the amended Network Act took effect on Tuesday. Under the revision, large-scale platform operators whose average daily users over the past three months exceed one million are required to take measures to prevent the spread of false information and to act on reports of them.
They are also required to regularly release a transparency report on such efforts.
Oversight and review The media watchdog said it plans to review the designated platforms' self-regulatory policies to ensure they are properly fulfilling their legal obligations, and to investigate and oversee their actual operations.
