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February 18, 2019

“Restrict TV Appearance of ‘K-Pop Music Idols’ with Similar Faces,” Says South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

2019-2-16, Insight The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family [여성가족부] (Minister: Jin Sun-mee) sent its “Gender Equality Broadcast Program Production Guideline” to broadcasters. [In Korean, it’s the Ministry of Women...

Censorship/Culture/Translation of Korean News

February 18, 2019

“Illegal Site Blocking?” South Korean Netizens Highly Concerned, Oppose “Internet Censorship”

2019-2-13, NewDaily.com Access to illegal websites [porn sites are illegal in South Korea] based overseas has been entirely shut down at the request of the South Korean government since November...

Censorship/Translation of Korean News

February 6, 2019

Park Geun-hye Watched by CCTV 24 hours a day, Ill, but Not Hospitalized

2019-2-6, Shinuihansoo (신의한수) “Park Geun-hye is said to be in a critical condition. Additionally, they are [tormenting her by] watching her by CC Camera 24-hours a day…People know that the...

Censorship/Human Rights/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

January 25, 2019

Moon Jae-in Government’s Problem of Broadcast Control and the Oppression of the KBS Board Member KAHNG Gyoo-hyoung (강규형); 문재인 정부의 방송장악 과정의 문제점과 KBS강규형 이사 탄압

2018/12/2, Kahng Gyoo-hyoung KAHNG Gyoo-hyoung (Kahng is the last name) is a professor at Myongji University and a former Board Member of the Board of Governors, KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)....

Censorship/Lawfare/Media/Purge

January 21, 2019

Will KBS Wake Up when It Is Forced to Shut Down?

2019/1/20, Kahng Gyoo-hyoung’s Column What is the report that 4 members of the National Union of Media Workers control KBS? KBS tries to resume purges through the Audit and Inspection...

Censorship/Lawfare/Media/Purge/Translation of Korean News

December 3, 2018

Freedom of the Press Muzzled Again in South Korea: Shin In-kyun, a Youtuber and a Defense Analyst, Prevented from Appearing on Channel A

2018-12-2, Tara O Shin In-kyun (신인균), a defense analyst with his own YouTube program, is prevented from appearing on Channel A’s program as of November 22, 2018. (Channel A is...

Censorship/Freedom

November 25, 2018

Suppression of Freedom of the Press in South Korea: What’s So Special About a Tablet PC that a Journalist is in Jail?

2017-11-25, Tara O This is an update on journalist Byun Hee-jai (변희재), who was preemptively jailed prior to trial for libel in South Korea. For the original report, see here....

Censorship/Freedom/Law

November 4, 2018

YouTube Phenomena in South Korea: Demand for Freedom of Expression and the Efforts to Suppress it

2018-11-4, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration and its Deobureo Minju Party declared war on “fake news” recently, specifically targeting YouTube, as it became more popular as a news source....

Censorship

October 15, 2018

Deoburreo Minju Party Asks Google to Delete 104 “Fake News”

The Deoburreo Minju Party’s Special Committee on Countermeasures against Fake News visited Google Korea on the 15th and delivered a letter requesting “deletion of false information.” Minju Party lawmaker Park...

Censorship/Translation of Korean News

September 28, 2018

“Invasion of South Korea,” “U.S. participation in war,” Deleted in South Korean History Textbook…Pro-Jeongyojo Suprintendents, Distribute to Schools

2018.09.28 03:01 http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/09/28/2018092800164.html It was revealed that the pro-Jeongyojo superintendents of Chonbuk, Gangwon, Gwangju and Sejong co-produced the textbooks that lacked “Liberal Democracy” and “the Republic of Korea is the...

Censorship/Education/Politics/Translation of Korean News

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