Korea needs an effective debate on regulating teenagers’ social media use (KOR) The government is considering child account bans and teen feature limits as it seeks a balanced response to online addiction, cyberbullying and deepfake risks. 2026.7.20
Korea needs an effective debate on regulating teenagers’ social media use The government is considering child account bans and teen feature limits as it seeks a balanced response to online addiction, cyberbullying and deepfake risks. 2026.7.19
Seoul court orders release of ex-KCC chief following review A court on Saturday accepted a request from Lee Jin-sook, former head of the now-defunct Korea Communications Commission (KCC), to be released from detention. 2025.10.4
Ex-KCC chief asks court to review legality of her detention Lee Jin-sook, former head of the now-defunct Korea Communications Commission, filed Friday for a court review of the legality of her detention. 2025.10.3
KCC chief referred to prosecution for breach of trust while MBC Daejeon president Lee Jin-sook, the head of the Korea Communications Commission, was referred to prosecutors over allegations that she used a company credit card for personal expenses while serving as president of broadcaster MBC's regional branch in Daejeon. 2025.9.19
Korea's phone plan subsidy cap expires in July — as does its ban on 'discriminatory' pricing Korea will repeal the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act in July, lifting subsidy caps while maintaining protections against discriminatory pricing practices. 2025.4.23
Platforms, channels make award-winning shows available to watch for free JTBC's "King the Land" (2023), SBS's documentary "Whales and I" (2023) and other winners of the government's broadcasting award will be available to watch for free on video-on-demand (VOD) and streaming platforms. 2024.12.9
Rival lawmakers pass livelihood bills despite ongoing clash over media, union legislation The National Assembly passed a raft of legislation to address livelihood issues on Thursday even as the main political parties continued to clash over various contentious bills. 2024.9.26
PPP slams injunction blocking appointment of new members of MBC's foundation The conservative People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday criticized a court's decision to grant an injunction against the appointment of six new members of the foundation that controls public broadcaster MBC as a "stain on the history of the judiciary." 2024.8.27
Cabinet passes motion to return controversial public broadcaster bills to legislature The Cabinet passed a motion on Tuesday demanding that the National Assembly reconsider four bills recently passed by the legislature’s liberal majority to overhaul the governance of public broadcasters. 2024.8.6
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![Lee Jin-sook, former head of the now-defunct Korea Communications Commission, speaks to reporters at the Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station in western Seoul on Oct. 2. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11999582.jpg?imageId=11999582&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Korea Communications Commission Chair Lee Jin-sook answers a question from Rep. Na Kyung-won of the People Power Party during a parliamentary interpellation session on education, society and culture at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Sept. 18. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12154121.jpg?imageId=12154121&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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![A still from ″King the Land″ (2023) [JTBC]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12033149.jpg?imageId=12033149&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Members of the liberal Democratic Party exit the main chamber of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, after all six of the party's bills that had been vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to pass in a revote on Thursday afternoon. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12039975.jpg?imageId=12039975&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kwon Tae-sun, chair of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, speaks at the foundation's headquarters in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Monday. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11984659.jpg?imageId=11984659&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Prime Minister Han Duck-soo strikes his gavel at a Cabinet meeting held at the Central Government Complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12076583.jpg?imageId=12076583&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)