Will 'Digital Gyodoso' Be Blocked This Time... Reconsideration Today

KCSC to Reconsider Full Access Block of Digital Gyodoso on 24th
1st Operator Arrested in Vietnam... 2nd Also Under Investigation

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) will reconsider whether to block access to the Digital Gyodoso site on the 24th.

On the morning of the same day, the Communications Review Subcommittee of the KCSC plans to review the agenda regarding the complete blocking of access to the Digital Gyodoso site. The results are expected to be announced as early as the morning.

Previously, at the meeting on the 14th, the KCSC decided to request correction (access blocking) for only 17 posts containing defamatory and privacy-infringing content instead of blocking the entire site. This decision was based on concerns that blocking the entire site due to some illegal content (17 out of a total of 89 posts) would be excessive regulation.

However, after the KCSC's voluntary deletion request, the Digital Gyodoso side remained unresponsive, leading the commission to judge that self-regulation was insufficient and decide to reconsider the complete blocking.

Separate from the KCSC's blocking decision, the police investigation is ongoing. On the 22nd, through international cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, Interpol), the police arrested Mr. A, a man in his 30s and the first operator of Digital Gyodoso, in Vietnam. The police plan to investigate whether there are other accomplices, including other operators, once Mr. A is repatriated to Korea. Additionally, the second operator who took over Digital Gyodoso from Mr. A is also considered an accomplice and is under investigation.

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