Kang Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, "Digital Prison is Unacceptable in a Civilized Society"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, stated on the 8th that the website 'Digital Prison,' which arbitrarily discloses personal information of sex offenders and others, is "something that cannot happen in a civilized society."

On the same day, appearing before the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee, Chairman Han responded to the criticism from People Power Party lawmaker Hwang Bo-seung-hee, who pointed out that "a university student committed suicide due to Digital Prison," saying, "Digital Prison is a form of private punishment, and the content itself is defamation."

He explained, "Blocking access or deletion is handled through the review of the Korea Communications Standards Commission," adding, "Recently, three requests for blocking access and deletion have been received and are currently under review by the Korea Communications Standards Commission." He further added, "A corrective order will be issued, and if that does not work, there may even be criminal penalties."

In response to an additional question asking, "If immediate action had been taken in July when similar issues occurred, wouldn't it have been possible to prevent a young student from making an extreme choice?" Chairman Han replied, "There were limitations in terms of manpower and other aspects," and said, "We will find ways to quickly locate problematic sites and block access."

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