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South Korea Aims to Regulate Bloggers Getting Paid by Companies

Categories: East Asia, South Korea, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Governance, Law, Technology

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has decided to regulate incentives given to influential bloggers who write favorable reviews for companies. Francis Tan of the Next Web site commented [1] on the purpose of the regulation and its possible side effects.