Republic of Korea: Measures regarding governance and oversight bodies in Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Act No. 21305/Bill no. 2215443)
Progress
Current status
adopted
06 Jul 2026 in force
24 Dec 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Act No. 21305) enters into force establishing governance bodies and introducing increased fines
On 6 July 2026, the Act on Partial Amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (Act No. 21305) enters into force. The Act restructures the regulatory framework by expanding…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
2025 amendment to Network Act establishing governance bodies and introducing increased fines was adopted by National Assembly
On 24 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the 2025 amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilisation and Information Protection (Network Act/Bill no. 2215443). The Act restructures the regulatory framew…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament