[Breaking] KCC designates 8 platforms including X, TikTok, Naver, Kakao as fake news targets

South Korea's Broadcasting and Communications Commission (KCC) has officially notified eight domestic and international online platforms that they will be subject to regulations aimed at curbing the spread of fake news under a recently revised law. The directive, announced Tuesday, targets platforms that are now obligated to manage and mitigate the dissemination of illegal and fabricated information.

Domestically, the platforms designated for regulation include major South Korean internet portals Naver and Kakao, as well as Nate and the online community forum DC Inside. Internationally, the KCC has identified global tech giants Google and Meta, along with social media services X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, as falling under the new legal framework.

According to Shin Young-gyu, director of the KCC's Communication and User Policy Bureau, the commission has developed and distributed guidelines for the Information and Communications Network Act. These guidelines are intended to clarify market interpretations of the revised legislation and encourage platform operators to build autonomous and responsible management systems.

The designated platforms are now required to implement clear procedures for receiving and processing reports of disinformation. They must also develop their own operational policies for content moderation and commit to publishing regular transparency reports detailing their efforts. The KCC stated it will monitor these platforms to ensure compliance with their legal obligations and will investigate their operational practices.

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We have produced and distributed the 'Guidelines for the Act on Information and Communications Networks for the Prevention of the Distribution of Illegal and Fabricated Information.'