Are they aiming to become North Korea?🤷‍♀️😳

  • So say a politician lies to a journalist. The journalist print it.

    Then the politician claims it’s fake news as the news receives backlash.


    Then the journalist is punished.


    Journalists in SK earns d*ick - better become blogger og Youtuber then🤷‍♀️.


    That’s not the way to go South Korea😩


    [News Focus] Controversial ‘fake news’ bill draws closer to legislation
    A bill backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea that would penalize media outlets and journalists for producing “fake news” was approved by a…
    m.koreaherald.com

  • Democratic Party of Korea


    this already sound too close to


    Peoples Party xD

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  • Depending on where you’re from (I know where you are from) and what you are used too.


    This means newspapers will be clitzy magasines with PR messages only.


    Who’s gonna tell the public about misuse of power?

    power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely


    no different than any other parts of the world...

    China has state backed media

    Western Countries have lobbyists...

    other countries will have their own system

  • But you wont get sued in Europe for journalism unless it’s really bad.

  • SK is already heavily censored in comparison to other developed countries.


    It seems not different from Twitter or Facebook are doing already.


    This seems not really unique to SK. Other countries have placed controls over free press in order to "fight misinformation". Even some countries in Europe that rank high in this aspect seems to be suffering a bit lately. It is a worrisome trend for sure.

  • South Korea is one of the strictest countries in the World when it comes to the Internet and limiting media. Literally every South Korean newspaper serves at the will of the Government, the Government can legally shut down any agent by simply refusing to renew their licence.


    They are one of the worst rated countries in the World for both Press Freedom and Internet Freedom and Privacy, and the fact that more people do not know this is sometimes very worrying

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