Yoon Seok-yeol: "Nth Room Prevention Law Insufficient to Stop Crime... Citizens Fear Censorship"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, expressed his intention on the 12th to push for a re-amendment of the ‘N-bunbang Prevention Act’ (Amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act and the Information and Communications Network Act) aimed at preventing the distribution of digital sex crime materials, stating that “while it is insufficient to prevent crimes, it instills a fear of censorship in the vast majority of law-abiding citizens.”

On the same day, Yoon wrote on his Facebook, “The implementation of the ‘N-bunbang Prevention Act’ has caused severe confusion and backlash.”

He cited Article 18 of the Constitution, “All citizens shall not have their communications privacy infringed,” emphasizing, “Of course, heinous crimes such as the distribution of illegal recordings or digital sex crimes must be fundamentally blocked and punished severely, but there are other important principles and values that must be considered.”

He added, “In particular, the potential infringement of communication privacy is a matter that must be taken seriously in a liberal democratic country,” and questioned, “If even cute cat videos or videos of beloved family members become subjects of censorship, how can such a country be called a land of freedom?”

Yoon promised, “Representative Lee Jun-seok has already stated that the party will actively pursue re-amendment, and I agree. We will prepare measures that can both block crimes and prevent infringement of communication privacy.”

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