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| ▲ The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Media Communications Commission deliver a policy briefing to President Lee Jae Myung in the central city of Sejong on Dec. 12, 2025. (Yonhap) |
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Media watchdog to address fake news via transparency center
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's newly launched media watchdog said Friday it plans to launch a transparency center next year tasked with addressing fake news circulating online.
The Korea Media Communications Commission (KMCC) unveiled the plan during a briefing to President Lee Jae Myung in the central city of Sejong, outlining its policy direction for next year.
"There is a need to minimize damage to society caused by fabricated and false information online through legal and policy revisions, along with efforts to strengthen cooperation with the private sector," the KMCC said in a report submitted to the president.
As part of the drive, the commission said it will establish an organization tentatively named the Transparency Center to support fact-checking organizations and related research and education programs.
"We will seek to enhance the transparency of algorithm-based recommendation services, including those driven by confirmation bias, and ensure users' right to choice," the commission said, adding that service providers will be required to operate more transparent content recommendation systems.
South Korea will additionally introduce a new policy allowing companies with the technical capacity to prevent spam to offer bulk messaging services starting next year, it added.
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