Republic of Korea: Amendment to Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission enters into force

Description

Amendment to Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission enters into force

On 19 February 2026, the Partial Amendment to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission (Law No. 21379) entered into force upon promulgation. The Law applies to online platform services, strea…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-12-04
under deliberation

On 24 November 2025, the Amendment to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Broadcastin…

2026-01-29
adopted

On 29 January 2026, the National Assembly of South Korea adopted the Partial Amendment to the Act o…

2026-02-19
in force

On 19 February 2026, the Partial Amendment to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Bro…