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Open Net Korea Welcomes the Constitutional Court’s Decision Nullifying the Internet Real-Name System for the Election Campaign Period
The Court Held the System Unconstitutional for...
Open Net Welcomes the Court’s Decision to Acquit Those Charged With Truth Defamation for Running a Website That Lists Parents Who Refuse to Pay Child Support
On January 15, all 7 jurors and the full bench acquitted...
Perspectives on Internet Freedom – PCSS Lecture
On 4 December 2019, Legal Counsel Kelly Kim was invited to...
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl Must Withdraw His Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Hankyoreh Reporters
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl filed a complaint...
The Court of Justice of the EU Rules That the Operator of a Search Engine Is Not Required to Carry out a De-Referencing On All Versions of Its Search Engine
On September 24, the Court of Justice of the European...
Plans to Indict School Teacher Who Aired Short Film on Gender Equality Concerning
A middle school teacher in Kwangu by the name of BAE-LEE...
CHO Kuk, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Must Halt His Practice of Using Criminal Defamation Laws to Protect His Reputation
On March 2018 Cho Kuk, the Minister of the Ministry of...
The Police Must Stop Its Investigation of Defamation of President Moon
Seoul Gangbuk Police Station announced on August 13 that...
Prominent Politicians’ Use of Criminal Insult Laws are Deeply Troubling
The police recently announced that they had identified...
Criminalization of “Boosting” in Gaming Infringes the Right to Anonymous Free Speech
A Game Industry Promotion Act Bill intended to criminalize...
Open Net Welcomes the Results of the Facebook-KCC Lawsuit
The Administrative Court has ruled in favor of the...
Open Net Submitted an Opinion Opposing the Broadcasting Act Reform Bill Attempting to Regulate OTT Services as Broadcasting
On July 29, Representative Kim Sungsoo proposed Amendments...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Raises Deep Concerns Over Investigative Agencies’ Warrantless Access to Users’ Data
Mr. Joseph CANNATACI, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right...
Open Net Opposes the Broadcasting Act Reform Attempting to Regulate OTT Services as Broadcasting
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