SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Since a major forest fire broke out in Goseong, Gangwon Province on April 4, fake news related to the fire has spread widely on the Internet. Recently, on YouTube and other Internet communities, people can easily find posts blaming the fire on the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), saying, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey has revealed that 2 out of 5 respondents were unable to differentiate between real and fake news. According to a survey that was jointly carried out by Rep. Kim Sung-soo and the Green Consumer Network in Korea between September 21 and 27, many people were found to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered government officials Tuesday to sternly tackle the spread of fake news that he said is disturbing democracy in the name of free speech. At a Cabinet meeting, Lee raised the need to hold accountable those who produce fake news and spread it intentionally. “(Fake [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver will not introduce direct links to media outlets for its news service despite concerns over public opinion rigging and fake news. The web portal giant’s new reorganization plan will limit the number of comments left by the same account, but the company opted out of ‘outlinks’, which send readers [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is using technology to crack down on fake news and illegal election practices ahead of the upcoming local elections. The National Election Commission has adopted a digital authentication service, a new system developed by the National Forensic Service (NFS) designed to authenticate online content and collect [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With local elections on the horizon, South Korea is making all-out efforts to root out fake news, with both the government and online platforms implementing changes and cracking down on questionable content. Speaking at the Korea Press Center last Thursday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon, acknowledged the serious threat fake news [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Internet Self-governance Organization (KISO) revealed on November 27 that it will participate in an online content conference to be held at UCLA next month. An industry group set up by tech companies like Naver, Daum and SK Communications, KISO is tasked with moderating major web portals for [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A KAIST professor has said artificial intelligence-based fact checkers could be more effective than humans in tackling fake news in the future. Professor Cha Mi-young, who teaches computing at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), said big-data efforts to quickly discover and prevent fake news from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report warns South Korean web portals are geared towards clickbait, a worrying trend that could lead to widespread fake news and cause political polarization in the public. The report released on Tuesday by researcher Choi Dong-uk from the Korea Development Institute looked into how different political views are [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow Internet service providers to delete fake news posts, amid growing concerns over their influence on political stability and evidence from other countries. Lawmaker Lee Eun-kwon, a member of the Liberty Korea Party, set forward a reform bill on Wednesday [...]