SEOUL, South Korea — In a MASSIVE BLOW to democratic freedom, South Korea’s ruling elite has just handed the government a LEGAL Sledgehammer to DESTROY the free press. The so-called “Anti-Fake News” bill, railroaded through parliament with almost ZERO meaningful opposition, empowers courts to CRUSH news outlets and critics with FIENDISH punitive damages for any report declared “false.” Journalists and free speech advocates are screaming that this VAGUE, TYRANNICAL law is the final nail in the coffin for holding politicians and corporate giants accountable.
This is NOT about truth—it’s about CONTROL. The legislation, championed by President Lee Jae Myung’s Democratic Party, sets a DANGEROUS global precedent where the state gets to arbitrate reality. Imagine a reporter investigating a political scandal or a YouTuber exposing corporate corruption: ONE ALLEGED “ERROR” could now bankrupt them with fines up to FIVE TIMES the “proven loss” or a staggering 1 BILLION won. The chilling effect is the ENTIRE POINT.
Opposition lawmakers who staged a desperate 24-hour filibuster warned this bill is a weaponized tool for SILENCING dissent. The law’s defenders offer hollow assurances about protecting “satire” and “public interest,” but the terrifyingly broad language means ANY critical reporting can be labeled “malicious” and sued into oblivion. While the world sleeps, a leading Asian democracy has quietly erected the legal framework for a modern-age information dictatorship.
The truth is now officially illegal in South Korea, and your country could be next.
Author: Kayitsi.com
