South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a law that bans the spreading of false information online is unconstitutional in a petition filed by a famous online blogger ‘Minerva’, who was indicted for causing disruptions in markets with his false reports. Twitterers, such as @jasmin4243 [1][ko], bloggers, and civic groups have welcomed the ruling.
South Korea: Court Rules In Favor of Free Internet Speech
· Written by Lee Yoo Eun
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