Paju-si Accelerates Illegal Advertisement Cleanup with Automatic Warning Notification System

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 8th that it will operate the ‘Illegal Advertisement Automatic Warning Transmission System’ starting January 13, 2025, to block indiscriminately posted illegal advertisements.

Paju City Hall exterior. Provided by Paju City

The ‘Automatic Warning Transmission System’ is a program that repeatedly and automatically sends messages to the phone numbers displayed on illegal advertisements, informing them that they are subject to administrative actions such as violations and fines. It was introduced to efficiently improve the handling of complaints related to illegal sales banners, youth harmful media, and loan business flyers.

For illegal advertisements related to youth harmful media and loan businesses, if the call is disconnected, the system plans to immediately call back to disable the corresponding number. Anticipating that advertisers may block the phone numbers, 30 lines and 100 dedicated outgoing phone numbers have been secured. For other advertisements, the call sending frequency will be adjusted according to the number of detections and the content of the advertisement to systematically manage and prevent complaints.

Previously, the guidance process for illegal advertisements or requests to block phone numbers took 3 to 4 weeks from detection to cleanup through official documents, but with the system introduction, immediate guidance and enforcement will be carried out, greatly improving the efficiency of enforcement and satisfaction in complaint handling.

Jang Hye-hyun, Director of the Architecture and Design Department, stated, “We expect the efficiency of enforcement to improve as we can respond immediately to complaints requesting the blocking of illegal loan business and youth harmful media advertisements. We will continue to do our best to maintain a pleasant urban environment by managing illegal advertisements.”

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