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South Korea Bans Access to Porn Sites

South Korea Bans Access to Porn Sites

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is rising among South Korean adults after South Korea’s Korea Communications Commission (KCC) decided to come up with stricter measures to block online pornography and gambling. The decision comes in the midst of a societal crisis in South Korea in which illegal pictures of women are being distributed [...]

Government Says Blocking Tumblr a ‘Possibility’

Government Says Blocking Tumblr a ‘Possibility’

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As American blogging giant Tumblr has refused the South Korean government’s request for cooperation on censoring pornographic content, which is illegal in the country, blocking Tumblr as a whole has emerged as a possibility among media regulatory authorities. During a briefing on protection from online sex crimes held on Tuesday [...]

Porn Nation? 65% of Registered Cinematography Classified as Porn

Porn Nation? 65% of Registered Cinematography Classified as Porn

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – It turns out that 65 percent of the cinematographic work registered with the Korea Copyright Commission was hardcore porn, barely related to art or creativity. According to a report issued by the Korea Copyright Commission, 65 percent (1,600 cases) of the registered cinematographic work had titles that indicated appearances [...]

Porn Sites Evolve, Lure Users with Previews

Porn Sites Evolve, Lure Users with Previews

Seoul, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Operators of a webhard company that lured people in with ‘previews’ and distributed millions of obscene materials have been apprehended by law enforcement agents. Guro Police Station announced that four people, including an individual referred to as ‘Choi’ (31), who ran an internet porn sharing site called ‘S webhard’, and [...]