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Censorship in South Korea is implemented by various laws that were included in the constitution as well as acts passed by the National Assembly over the decades since 1948. . These include the National Security Act, whereby the government may limit the expression of ideas that it perceives "praise or incite the activities of anti-state individuals or groups".
The OpenNet Initiative classifies Internet censorship in South Korea as pervasive in the conflict/security area, as selective in the social area, with fewer evidence of filtering in the political and Internet tools areas. [7] In 2011 South Korea was included on Reporters Without Borders list of countries Under Surveillance. [8]
In 2010, the Korean-language song "Udon" by Korean artists Kang Min Kyung & Son Dong Woon was banned for the use of a Japanese word for the title. [10] In February 2011, the Korean censor indicated that they might consider lifting the ban in the future. [11] In August 2011, a single Japanese song was broadcast in South Korea as part of a trial ...
The following is a non-exhaustive list of K-pop videos that have been banned by one or more South Korean television networks, for reasons such as suggestive or offensive lyrics and imagery. K-pop is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements, and K-pop singles will typically include a music video and a dance routine.
Film censorship had a severe impact on the South Korean film industry during the depression period between 1973 and 1992. During this period, film censorship was strongly enforced under the military regime by Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo Hwan. Prior to 1987, the government enacted the First Motion Picture Law to take control of the film industry.
SEOUL (Reuters) -At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose martial law. But when ...
Film censorship in South Korea; T. Thirty Minutes over Tokyo This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 00:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Defense Ministry said South Korea’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byung-hyuk has been nominated as his replacement. Mi-rye, who traveled to Seoul to take part in the rallies, said she will ...