KCSC Requests Medistaff Correction... "Posts Must Be Deleted Pending Investigation"
The Korea Communications Standards Commission decided to issue a corrective order to 'Medistaff,' which is accused of abetting the distribution of personal information of doctors who did not participate in or returned from collective actions opposing the government's policy to increase the number of medical school admissions.
Medistaff CEO Ki Jung-hoon answering questions ahead of police investigation. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageOn the 28th, the Commission held a Communications Review Subcommittee meeting to review an urgent closure request for the doctor and medical student community Medistaff, submitted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The review was attended by Medistaff representatives including CEO Ki Dong-hoon, as well as officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Commission demanded that Medistaff delete posts under investigation for the so-called 'medical community blacklist' allegations and revoke the usage rights of malicious users. It also encouraged continuous deletion of information infringing on medical students' right to study and other rights, which causes social confusion, and urged strengthening of self-regulation on bulletin boards and other platforms.
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On the Medistaff site, personal information of residents who had not left or had returned to the medical field was disclosed under the name 'Cham Doctor List.' The police are conducting an investigation, including a raid on Medistaff's headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 10th, on suspicion that Medistaff abetted the 'medical community blacklist' incident. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced a partial amendment to the Medical Service Act Enforcement Decree, which includes suspending the medical licenses of healthcare professionals, including doctors who illegally disclosed colleagues' personal information, for one year.
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