As of the third quarter 2024, there were over 202,600 websites that the South Korean government had identified and sought to block. 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 block 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 block websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. "Number of governmental requests to block websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) ." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. (2024). Number of governmental requests to block websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/
Korea Communications Standards Commision. "Number of Governmental Requests to Block Websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd Quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/
Korea Communications Standards Commision, Number of governmental requests to block websites in South Korea from 2009 to 3rd quarter of 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of governmental requests to block 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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1499055/south-korea-website-block-request-number/
