Republic of Korea: Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Act No. 21305) enters into force establishing user objection rights and media protections

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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Act No. 21305) enters into force establishing user objection rights and media protections

On 6 July 2026, the Act on Partial Amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Act No. 21305) enters into force. The Act establishes safeguards for user speech by requiring larg…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-12-24
adopted

On 24 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the 2025 amendment to the Act on Promotion of In…

2026-07-06
in force

On 6 July 2026, the Act on Partial Amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communicati…