Republic of Korea: Announced pilot project for the "Children's Digital Right to be Forgotten" facilitating the deletion of digital posts by children

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Announced pilot project for the "Children's Digital Right to be Forgotten" facilitating the deletion of digital posts by children

On 24 April 2023, the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Personal Information Protection Committee announced the "Children's Digital Right to be Forgotten" pilot project, where individuals can apply for the "Eraser Service" at the government's personal infor…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting, platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2023-04-24
adopted

On 24 April 2023, the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Personal Information Protection Committee announced…

2024-05-22
in force

On 22 May 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of Korea announced the implem…