SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – blogging site Tumblr is facing growing pressure amid reports that it is becoming a sanctuary for illegal content such as prostitution advertisements and revenge porn, with little to no interference from local authorities. According to the official website description, Tumblr is a ‘place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. social media Tumblr has rejected the South Korean authorities’ request to regulate adult content on its platform, claiming the company without a physical presence in the country is regulated by U.S. law, a lawmaker in Seoul said Monday. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) earlier sent a statement [...]