Republic of Korea: Communications Commission announced evaluations of telecom and online service providers including data protection risk assessment

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Communications Commission announced evaluations of telecom and online service providers including data protection risk assessment

On 23 April 2025, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced that 47 companies were selected for the 2025 user protection evaluation, with new participants such as Temu and AliExpress joining returning platforms including Facebook, Instagra…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-04-23
under deliberation

On 23 April 2025, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced that 47 companies were select…