The Broadcast Media Commission (BMC) has initiated intensive monitoring of hate, mockery, and discriminatory information rapidly spreading among youth on social media platforms, particularly in short-form formats.
On October 20, the BMC announced that this action is a response to concerns that posts containing hate, mockery, and discrimination are proliferating through platform recommendation algorithms, potentially harming the daily lives and values of young people.
Since the implementation of the revised 'Information and Communications Network Act' in July, the BMC has strengthened its oversight of expressions that incite violence or significantly undermine human dignity based on gender, disability, age, and other factors.
From April to the present, the BMC has made 625 requests for corrective actions, including removals and access blocks, targeting malicious hate, mockery, and discriminatory information aimed at specific and marginalized groups.
The BMC has urged service providers to continuously monitor the distribution of content that promotes discrimination and prejudice and to take responsible measures to protect users, including voluntary distribution prevention actions.
Since September, the BMC has been conducting 'Media Ethics Education for Aspiring Creators' at selected schools recommended by six regional education offices (Gangwon, Chungbuk, Daegu, Gwangju, Gyeongbuk, and Daejeon) and at high schools nationwide that have completed pre-registration.
The BMC stated, "We will respond with zero tolerance to illegal and harmful content that belittles socially marginalized groups such as the disabled and the elderly or promotes discrimination and prejudice without reasonable justification, while ensuring that legitimate criticism or satirical expressions are not stifled by comprehensively considering the context of the posts."
On October 20, the BMC announced that this action is a response to concerns that posts containing hate, mockery, and discrimination are proliferating through platform recommendation algorithms, potentially harming the daily lives and values of young people.
Since the implementation of the revised 'Information and Communications Network Act' in July, the BMC has strengthened its oversight of expressions that incite violence or significantly undermine human dignity based on gender, disability, age, and other factors.
From April to the present, the BMC has made 625 requests for corrective actions, including removals and access blocks, targeting malicious hate, mockery, and discriminatory information aimed at specific and marginalized groups.
The BMC has urged service providers to continuously monitor the distribution of content that promotes discrimination and prejudice and to take responsible measures to protect users, including voluntary distribution prevention actions.
Since September, the BMC has been conducting 'Media Ethics Education for Aspiring Creators' at selected schools recommended by six regional education offices (Gangwon, Chungbuk, Daegu, Gwangju, Gyeongbuk, and Daejeon) and at high schools nationwide that have completed pre-registration.
The BMC stated, "We will respond with zero tolerance to illegal and harmful content that belittles socially marginalized groups such as the disabled and the elderly or promotes discrimination and prejudice without reasonable justification, while ensuring that legitimate criticism or satirical expressions are not stifled by comprehensively considering the context of the posts."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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