Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16.
The chief of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) apologized on Friday for using an article about Somali medical graduates to suggest that Korea could bring in medics from “third-world countries” in a social media post.
Nowadays, young Koreans consider not only who to vote for but also how to show off their votes on social media. Some bring an additional slip of paper to stamp in a new twist to the “#I VOTED” movement.
While CEOs in the United States are frequent engagers on social media, Korean business leaders exercise caution, tending to keep posts on topic.
Police said Monday that they had identified a suspect who allegedly created a doctored viral video of President Yoon Suk Yeol that depicted Yoon seemingly admitting to corruption.
Ice hockey “had that charisma,” said Shin Sang-yoon, the marketing director for ice hockey club Rockets. “Those kinds of things that people could be attracted to.”
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has warned citizens against eating toothpicks made of starch as they are “not food" after videos of people eating fried toothpicks went viral online.
The "rearview camera prank," in which social media users pop their faces into car cameras to startle drivers, has caused controversy in Korea, prompting Instagram to hide the hashtag.
After random killings of innocent people in Korea, many copycats are posting threats to kill others for no reason on social media.
Parents are increasingly concerned that images on social media such as YouTube of Korean celebrities enjoying a drink or two could encourage underage drinking.
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