South Korea's parliamentary lawmakers just greenlit a controversial bill aimed at cracking down on false information online. But here's the catch—civil liberties advocates are raising serious red flags about what this could mean for free speech. The bill advanced despite growing pushback from those worried it might give authorities too much power to silence dissenting voices. It's a classic tension: balancing fact-checking against the risk of state overreach. As Web3 communities value decentralization and transparency, this kind of regulatory move in major economies is worth keeping tabs on.
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MeltdownSurvivalist
· 6h ago
Another act of "fighting fake information," in simple terms, it's just giving the authorities a silencer.
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RiddleMaster
· 6h ago
Here we go again. Korea's move this time is just to suppress freedom of speech.
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BearMarketBuilder
· 6h ago
Here we go again with this? Centralized control over speech, Web3 is meant to oppose this.
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NFTHoarder
· 6h ago
Another wave of "cracking down on false information." Basically, it's still about controlling the discourse power.
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DeFiCaffeinator
· 6h ago
Another excuse of "fighting false information," in plain terms, it's just about controlling speech.
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ShibaSunglasses
· 6h ago
Here we go again? Korea's recent regulation is really outrageous. Under the guise of cracking down on false information, they are implementing speech restrictions. Isn't this just the standard tactic of abuse of power?
South Korea's parliamentary lawmakers just greenlit a controversial bill aimed at cracking down on false information online. But here's the catch—civil liberties advocates are raising serious red flags about what this could mean for free speech. The bill advanced despite growing pushback from those worried it might give authorities too much power to silence dissenting voices. It's a classic tension: balancing fact-checking against the risk of state overreach. As Web3 communities value decentralization and transparency, this kind of regulatory move in major economies is worth keeping tabs on.