South Korea
Country Profile: South Korea
Background
The Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as South Korea) was established in 1948 and spent most of its first four decades under authoritarian rule. In response to massive protests in 1987, the government eventually enacted a democratic constitution that has...
- Posted on 06/Aug/2012; tagged in South Korea, Asia
ONI Blog: Reporters Without Borders Releases "Enemies of the Internet" Report
Last week on World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders released this year's "Enemies of the Internet" report. Among the newest additions to the list are Bahrain and Belarus, both of which had been under surveillance but had not...
- Posted on 20/Mar/2012; tagged in Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, India, North Korea, South Korea, Libya, Venezuela, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Arrests and legal action, Human rights, Surveillance, Political filtering
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: September 9, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 09/Sep/2011; tagged in China, Iran, South Korea, Russia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Data retention, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: ONI Releases Reports on Filtering in Asia, China
New research from the OpenNet Initiative reveals accelerating restrictions on Internet content as Asian governments shift to next generation controls. These new techniques go beyond blocking access to websites and are more informal and fluid, implemented at edges of the network, and...
- Posted on 16/Jun/2009; tagged in Burma, China, India, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Asia, Non-filtering content restrictions, Surveillance, Publications, ONI, Political filtering, Social filtering, Conflict and security filtering, Internet tools filtering, Voluntary filtering, IP blocking
ONI Blog: South Korea considering closer watch on Internet after mass protests
After weeks of tumultuous protests inspired largely by South Korea’s young netizens, this country, one of the most wired and technology savvy in the world, is considering new ways to monitor the Internet.
In April, South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak’s decision...
ONI Blog: North Korea says South's Web ban violates freedom (Reuters)
SEOUL (Reuters) - "North Korea said on Friday [Jan. 26] the South Korean government was violating the public's basic right to information by blocking access to Web sites sympathetic to the North." See full story.
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- Posted on 01/Feb/2007; tagged in North Korea, South Korea
ONI Blog: Filtering by South Korean Government of Pro-North Korean Websites
Major internet service providers in South Korea were ordered by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to block domestic access to 31 websites considered to be carrying propaganda favoring the North Korean regime. Tests undertaken by the ONI in December 2004...
Report: Collateral Blocking: Filtering by South Korean Government of Pro-North Korean Websites
OpenNet Initiative: Bulletin 009
January 31, 2005
Last Updated: January 31, 2005
Contents:
- Background
- Methodology & Results
- Observations
- About the OpenNet Initiative
Background
Major internet service providers in South Korea were ordered by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to block...
ONI Blog: South Korea Mulls Ending Internet Censorship of North Korea Sites
South Korea has been under pressure about its blocking of North Korean Web sites. The Unification Minister was challenged on how censorship comports with South Korea's policy of openness towards the DPRK. South Korea is thinking of lifting at least...
