Real-name system to prevent Internet slander

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Real-name system to prevent Internet slander

A restrictive real-name system for the Internet will take effect as early as the first half of next year. It will be applied only to major portal sites, and Internet service operators will be given the legal right to remove defamatory content without receiving agreement from the posting writer. The Ministry of Information and Communication revealed its plan to revise the information network law to include the aforementioned measures, at a public hearing yesterday. “The real-name system will only apply to major portals that are considered big media,” said a ministry official. This would preserve space for anonymous freedom of expression on other Web sites. Following the measure, large portal operators will require users to reveal their identities before registering initially. Once their identities are confirmed, users can make Web postings under bogus names. The government will also allow portals to delete content at the request of a third party when messages have potential for libel or defamation. Even when the people who actually made the postings disagree, portal operators will be able to evade legal charges under the new law. Although Internet site operators are free to delete the postings even now, they have been reluctant to do so for fear of user complaints. “The revision is intended to protect Web users as information in cyberspace tends to spread faster and wider than in other media,” said the official. by Seo Ji-eun
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