Republic of Korea: Several provisions of Amended Enforcement Decree of Network Act including content moderation regulation enter into force

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Several provisions of Amended Enforcement Decree of Network Act including content moderation regulation enter into force

On 7 July 2026, the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Network Act, which includes content moderation regulations, enters into force, with the exception of the definition of the scope of large-scale providers, which has been deferred until 1…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-05-18
in consultation

On 18 May 2026, the Media and Communications Commission opened a consultation on an amendment to th…

2026-05-27
processing consultation

On 27 May 2026, the Media and Communications Commission closed the consultation on an amendment to …

2026-07-07
in force

On 7 July 2026, the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Network Act, which includes content …

2027-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2027, the provisions under the Amended Enforcement Decree of the Network Act regarding…