KCSC Deletes and Blocks 11 Brutal Photos and Videos of the 'Itaewon Tragedy'

8 Domestic Cases and 3 Overseas Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The Korea Communications Standards Commission held a meeting of the Communications Review Subcommittee on the 31st and urgently reviewed 11 photos and videos that exposed the sensational scenes related to the Itaewon accident without filtering, deciding to request correction measures such as deletion and access blocking.

Among the 11 cases, 8 occurred with domestic operators and 3 with overseas operators.

This was the first review of the results from focused monitoring conducted since the accident occurred, and considering the urgency of the matter, it was submitted as an urgent agenda item for review today.

All attending commissioners agreed that the information violated the "Regulations on Review of Information and Communications" as it realistically and specifically expressed physical and mental suffering, causing cruelty or disgust.

The KCSC stated that it plans to actively review information that violates review regulations through continuous monitoring of shocking and sensational information indiscriminately distributed using rapid propagation.

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