Government Designates 8 Platforms, Including Naver and Google, Subject to Mandatory Response to False Information

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced that it has designated and notified eight domestic and international platforms—including Naver, Kakao, Google, Meta, X, and TikTok—as large-scale information and communications service providers subject to mandatory response obligations regarding false and manipulated information under the amended Information and Communications Network Act.

These operators are required to establish procedures for receiving and processing reports of false and manipulated information, implement autonomous operational policies, and publish transparency reports. The KCC plans to monitor compliance with these legal obligations and supervise their operational status.

Shin Young-gyu, Director General of the Broadcasting and Communications User Policy Bureau at the KCC, held a briefing at the Government Complex Gwacheon and explained, "The domestic operators subject to regulation are Naver, Kakao, Nate, and DC Inside, while the international operators include Google, Meta, X, and TikTok."

Under the amended Information and Communications Network Act, these operators, which had an average of 1 million or more daily users over the three months preceding the end of the previous year, must establish autonomous operational policies to respond to false and manipulated information and operate procedures for receiving and handling reports.

Furthermore, they are required to notify both the reporter and the poster of the information regarding the receipt of the report and the outcome of the measures taken, and must also disclose transparency reports detailing their operational status.

The KCC stated that it plans to inspect the autonomous operational policies of these platforms to ensure they are properly fulfilling their legal obligations and will also investigate and supervise their actual operations.

Regarding the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) certification, the KCC explained that JTBC is currently the only certified organization in Korea, with three additional organizations currently undergoing the certification process.

In response to concerns that some platforms have not yet sufficiently established functions for reporting false and manipulated information, Director General Shin Young-gyu stated, "We plan to review the operators' autonomous operational policies and request their cooperation," adding, "We have the authority to investigate and supervise whether operators are appropriately implementing their autonomous policies after the fact."
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