People Power Party Proposes the 'Kim Kyung-soo Prevention Act'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The People Power Party's Portal Fairness Countermeasures Special Committee announced on the 6th that it will propose an amendment to the Information and Communications Network Act to ban the use of macro programs for online public opinion manipulation. This is the so-called 'Kim Kyung-soo Prevention Act.'

Kim Ki-hyun, chairman of the Portal Fairness Countermeasures Special Committee, will serve as the main proposer, with about 30 members of the People Power Party co-sponsoring the bill.

The special committee stated, "As seen in the trials of Governor Kim Kyung-soo of Gyeongnam, during the last presidential and local elections, the Druking group and Governor Kim used macro programs to manipulate public opinion by exposing news articles favorable to specific party candidates and policies on portal main pages. This revealed the harmful effects of such manipulation," adding, "We must provide stronger legal support to prevent specific political forces from destroying democratic public opinion formation and the foundation of democracy in the future."

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