Sejong: South Korea's newly launched media watchdog announced plans to introduce a transparency center next year aimed at tackling fake news circulating online. The Korea Media Communications Commission (KMCC) presented this initiative during a briefing to President Lee Jae Myung in Sejong, outlining its strategic policy direction for the coming year.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the KMCC emphasized the need to minimize societal damage caused by fabricated and false information on the internet. This effort will involve legal and policy revisions, along with strengthened cooperation with the private sector. In its report to the president, the commission highlighted the establishment of the Transparency Center, which is intended to support fact-checking organizations and related research and education programs.

The KMCC plans to enhance the transparency of algorithm-based recommendation services, addressing issues such as confirmation bias, and ensuring that users retain their right to choice. This will require service providers to adopt more transparent content recommendation systems. Additionally, South Korea is set to introduce a new policy allowing companies with the technical capability to prevent spam to offer bulk messaging services starting next year.