By Wooyoung Lee ( July 7, 2026, 08:51 GMT | Insight) -- Major online platforms, including Google, Meta Platforms, Naver and Kakao, will be required to establish self-regulatory policies for handling false or manipulated information and publish related reports every six months under the revised enforcement decree of South Korea’s Network Act, which took effect on Tuesday. The Korea Media Communications Commission plans to send official notices within the next one or two weeks to service providers whose average daily users exceeded 1 million over the previous three months. The notice will inform companies that they are subject to the new obligations and give them an opportunity to explain why they believe they should not be included.Major online platforms, including Google, Meta Platforms, Naver and Kakao, will be required to establish self-regulatory policies for handling false or manipulated information and publish related reports every six months under the revised enforcement decree of South Korea’s Network Act, which took effect on Tuesday....
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