81. ONI interview with an official from the IENDC.
82. Public Official Election Law, Article 8–5.
83. National Election Commission, ‘‘The Overview of Cyber Crackdown Service Related to the
18th National Election.’’
84. Bruce Wallace, ‘‘Emotions Don’t Reach S. Korea Voters,’’ Los Angeles Times, December 15,
2007, http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/15/world/fg-korea15.
85. National Election Commission Web site, ‘‘About IENDC,’’ http://www.nec.go.kr/english/NEC/
nec_IENDC01.html.
86. ONI interview with an official from the Cyber Censorship Team.
87. Public Official Election Law, Article 8–5(1). According to the NEC, IENDC bans the Internet
media from doing the following: (1) Reporting on public opinion polls during the 2- to 3-week
election period, or reporting on polls during any other period in a way the IENDC considers
biased or inaccurate; (2) using headlines that ‘‘reduce, overstate or distort’’ election-related news;
(3) reporting ‘‘distorted or false’’ news by ‘‘overstating, highlighting, cutting or hiding important
facts that may have substantial impacts on the decisions of voters’’; (4) falsely attributing any
statements or other actions to candidates or political parties; (5) misinforming voters with reports
on election results estimated without any reasonable basis; (6) failing to draw a sharp line between
facts and opinions; (7) failing to equally represent different points of view when asking candidates
or other people for their opinions; (8) modifying pictures or videos to create a negative portrayal
of a candidate; (9) allowing opinion advertisements that support or oppose a particular party or
candidate. National Election Commission Web site, ‘‘Internet Election News Deliberation Commission Regulation No. 1,’’ Articles 1 through 18.
88. ONI interview with an official from the Cyber Censorship Team.
89. ONI interview with IENDC official.
90. Shin Hae-in, ‘‘Korea: Controversy Mounts over Ban on Internet Election,’’ Korea Herald, June
25, 2007, http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/print.asp?parentid=72445.
91. Ibid.
92. Ibid.
93. Bruce Wallace, ‘‘Emotions Don’t Reach S. Korea Voters,’’ Los Angeles Times, December 15,
2007, http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/15/world/fg-korea15.
94. Shin Hae-in, ‘‘Korea: Controversy Mounts over Ban on Internet Election,’’ Korea Herald, June
25, 2007, http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/print.asp?parentid=72445.
95. Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Articles 17–18, http://www.ccourt.go.kr/home/english/
welcome/republic.jsp.
96. Soon Chul Huh, ‘‘Invasion of Privacy v. Commercial Speech: Regulation of Spam with a Comparative Constitutional Point of View,’’ Albany Law Review, 2006, 70, 181.
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82. Public Official Election Law, Article 8–5.
83. National Election Commission, ‘‘The Overview of Cyber Crackdown Service Related to the
18th National Election.’’
84. Bruce Wallace, ‘‘Emotions Don’t Reach S. Korea Voters,’’ Los Angeles Times, December 15,
2007, http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/15/world/fg-korea15.
85. National Election Commission Web site, ‘‘About IENDC,’’ http://www.nec.go.kr/english/NEC/
nec_IENDC01.html.
86. ONI interview with an official from the Cyber Censorship Team.
87. Public Official Election Law, Article 8–5(1). According to the NEC, IENDC bans the Internet
media from doing the following: (1) Reporting on public opinion polls during the 2- to 3-week
election period, or reporting on polls during any other period in a way the IENDC considers
biased or inaccurate; (2) using headlines that ‘‘reduce, overstate or distort’’ election-related news;
(3) reporting ‘‘distorted or false’’ news by ‘‘overstating, highlighting, cutting or hiding important
facts that may have substantial impacts on the decisions of voters’’; (4) falsely attributing any
statements or other actions to candidates or political parties; (5) misinforming voters with reports
on election results estimated without any reasonable basis; (6) failing to draw a sharp line between
facts and opinions; (7) failing to equally represent different points of view when asking candidates
or other people for their opinions; (8) modifying pictures or videos to create a negative portrayal
of a candidate; (9) allowing opinion advertisements that support or oppose a particular party or
candidate. National Election Commission Web site, ‘‘Internet Election News Deliberation Commission Regulation No. 1,’’ Articles 1 through 18.
88. ONI interview with an official from the Cyber Censorship Team.
89. ONI interview with IENDC official.
90. Shin Hae-in, ‘‘Korea: Controversy Mounts over Ban on Internet Election,’’ Korea Herald, June
25, 2007, http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/print.asp?parentid=72445.
91. Ibid.
92. Ibid.
93. Bruce Wallace, ‘‘Emotions Don’t Reach S. Korea Voters,’’ Los Angeles Times, December 15,
2007, http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/15/world/fg-korea15.
94. Shin Hae-in, ‘‘Korea: Controversy Mounts over Ban on Internet Election,’’ Korea Herald, June
25, 2007, http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/print.asp?parentid=72445.
95. Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Articles 17–18, http://www.ccourt.go.kr/home/english/
welcome/republic.jsp.
96. Soon Chul Huh, ‘‘Invasion of Privacy v. Commercial Speech: Regulation of Spam with a Comparative Constitutional Point of View,’’ Albany Law Review, 2006, 70, 181.
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