SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new ‘semi-anonymous’ policy is raising controversy as it aims to make public the IDs of every account that makes posts or comments online. Last month, the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting and Communications Committee proposed a bill that will introduce the semi-anonymity policy, which obligates online [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven in 10 South Koreans are in favor of the mandatory use of real names in posting comments on the internet, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll of 502 adults nationwide conducted Tuesday by pollster Realmeter found that 69.5 percent support the use of real names in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean web portal Daum has ramped up monitoring efforts on its comments section amid growing concerns over public opinion rigging and fake news. According to Kakao, web portal Daum has been suspending accounts from leaving a comment for two hours since this month when they are found to have [...]