Controversial media bill passes last hurdle to go on parliamentary plenary vote
Controversial media bill passes last hurdle to go on parliamentary plenary vote
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Controversial media bill passes last hurdle to go on parliamentary plenary vote
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Photo : YONHAP News The ruling Democratic Party(DP) on Tuesday pushed forward revised bills to enforce tougher penalty against damages caused by fake news at a subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee. The parliamentary committee held deliberations for the bills at a subcommittee and passed a package of 16 revisions to the Act on Press Arbitration and Remedies, etc. for Damage Caused by Press Reports. The revisions seek to raise punitive damages by up to five times for media outlets issuing false or fabricated reports wh...