Posted on 20 August 2010. Tags: censorship, freedom of information, freedom of internet, Korean Internet, Korean National Security Act, Lee Myung-bak, north korea, North Korean twitter, Uriminzok
I may well be in trouble.
But I doubt it is for the curse words or the poor grammar.
It could be the numerous North Korean themed pictures, posts and youtube clips.
But it’s not because of my views on freedom of expression.
It all started on Monday…
You see, under the South Korean National Security Act (국가 보안법) Posting NK-Friendly stuff will land your ass in jail (or not):
Relaying and posting material sympathetic to North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-il on the Internet is a clear violation of the National Security Law, a court ruled Monday.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a 40-year old man, identified only by his surname Lee, to two years in jail, suspended for three years, finding him guilty of disseminating documents and songs praising the communist state and its activities.
Songs!
Oh oh!
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Posted in Media, Politics
Posted on 09 April 2010. Tags: freedom of information, ID verification system, Korean Internet, real ID system
Ringmedia (power-blogger Seung-eun Myung and Co-CEO of Tatter&Media) recently wrote very critically about Korea’s I.D. verification system for Internet users. The following is an abridged translation of his post here.
It’s time to talk about this issue more aggressively. Problems caused by the I.D. verification system have been discussed in countless articles and studies. But those in government seemed to liken such criticisms as protection of ignorant, rabid hordes on the net.
But now it’s time to listen to what’s happening. The I.D. verification system has produced no tangible results and has only caused harm.
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Posted in Tech
