Republic of Korea: Bill amending Network Act including provisions on decriminalisation of true-fact defamation (Bill No. 2219638)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
30 Jun 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Bill amending Network Act including provisions on decriminalisation of true-fact defamation was introduced to National Assembly
On 30 June 2026, the Bill amending the Network Act, including provisions on decriminalisation of true-fact defamation, was introduced to the National Assembly. The Bill abolishes criminal punishment for defamation committed by disclosing true facts.…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament