Republic of Korea: Entry into force of amendment to Network Act including requirement to appoint local responsible person
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Entry into force of amendment to Network Act including requirement to appoint local responsible person
On 10 December 2020, Law No. 17358, amending the Network Act (Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection) to prevent digital sex crimes, entered into force with a grace period of 6 months. In particular, the Law requires information network service providers, including foreign providers, to appoint a local person responsible for the prevention of the distribution of illegally filmed materials depicting sexually exploitative materials.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2020-05-04
under deliberation
2020-05-20
adopted
2020-06-09
adopted
2020-12-10
in grace period