As of the third quarter of 2024, there were over 234,000 requests by the South Korean government to restrict websites. If granted, access to the websites could be blocked in South Korea, deleted entirely, or other measures taken. South Korea passed its first internet censorship law, the Telecommunications Business Act, in 1995. Afterward, there were many revisions to those regulations.
Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Korea Communications Standards Commision. (October 9, 2024). Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. "Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) ." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. (2024). Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. "Number of Governmental Requests to Restrict Websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd Quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/
Korea Communications Standards Commision, Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of governmental requests to restrict websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korea Communications Standards Commision, October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499080/south-korea-governmental-internet-content-restriction-requests/
