'Access Block' Digital Gyodoso Reopens as Announced

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The website 'Digital Prison,' which arbitrarily discloses personal information of criminals and others, has reopened under a new URL as originally announced (Asia Economy September 25 article '[Exclusive] Digital Prison Season 2 Operator: "Even if blocked, we will continue operating by changing the address"). This occurred just two days after the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) issued a full access block order.

As of the 26th, Digital Prison is accessible through the changed internet address (URL). The Digital Prison team posted the updated site address on Twitter and Instagram the previous afternoon.

The new site looks identical to the previous one, with personal information of criminals and others still posted. Digital Prison also posted notices about bypass access methods in preparation for site blocking.

A, known as the operator of Digital Prison Season 2, stated in an interview with Asia Economy the day before that regarding the KCSC's access block decision, "Even if the site is blocked, we will open it under a new address." Although he did not specify the country, he introduced himself as a permanent resident living overseas. He explained that about five assistants help him with verifying posts and other tasks.

Since the Digital Prison site has reappeared under a different address, another KCSC review procedure is required to block it again. However, even if a re-blocking decision is made for the newly created site, it can continue operating by changing the server address as it has done before.

Previously, on the 24th, the KCSC's Communications Deliberation Subcommittee decided to block the entire site, citing that posting personal information on Digital Prison could result in double punishment or create innocent victims who are difficult to restore.

The police are investigating the Season 2 operator of Digital Prison as an accomplice of the original operator. On the 22nd, through international cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO/Interpol), the police arrested B, a man in his 30s and the Season 1 operator of Digital Prison, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The police plan to investigate whether there are other accomplices among the operators once B is extradited to Korea.

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