POLITICS● ELEVATEDJul 1 · Jul 1, 2026, 1:32 AM
South Korea ‘fake news’ law triggers free speech, censorship fears
South China Morning Post
A viral YouTube video, a one-star review on a delivery app, a heated post on a parenting community – all of these will fall under the same legal standard in South Korea starting next Tuesday. The revised Information and Communications Network Act, widely known as the “fake news” law, introduces punitive damages for YouTubers with more than 100,000 subscribers and high-traffic TikTok accounts if they display what authorities define as “unlawful” content. Platforms such as Naver, Kakao, Google and...
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