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Article 82.6
 

(Identification of Real Names on Bulletin Boards or Chatting Pages, etc. of Internet Press Agencies)


(1) Every Internet press agency shall, if it allows anyone to post information (hereafter referred to as "information, etc." in this Article) including texts,
voice, pictures or videos expressing his/her support for or opposition to candidates of political parties on the bulletin board and chatting page, etc., of its Internet homepage during the election campaign period, take technical measures to have his/her real name identified in the methods of identifying real names that are provided for by the Minister of Security and Public Administration or credit information business operator (hereafter in this Article "credit information business operator") under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Use and Protection of Credit Information Act: Provided, That in cases where the Internet press agency has taken measures to identify the person himself pursuant to Article 44-5 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., it shall be deemed that the technical measures to have the real name identified have been taken.


<Amended by Act Nos. 8852 & 8879, Feb. 29, 2008; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>


(2) Where any political party or any candidate allows anyone to post information, etc. expressing his/her support for or his/her opposition to the
political party or candidate on the bulletin board and the chatting pages of an Internet homepage opened and operated by the party or the candidate, such party or candidate may take the technical measures referred to in paragraph (1).


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(3) The Minister of Security and Public Administration and the credit information business operator shall manage the real name certification data furnished pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) by persons whose real names are identified and by the web-sites and shall comply with a request from the National Election Commission to furnish it with real name certification data, upon receipt of such request.


<Amended by Act Nos. 8852 & 8879, Feb. 29, 2008; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>


(4) Where anyone whose real name is identified pursuant to paragraph (1) posts information, etc., the relevant Internet press agency shall take technical measures to get the sign of the "real name identification" to appear on the bulletin board and the chatting page, etc. of its Internet homepage.


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(5) Every Internet press agency shall be prohibited from requesting anyone who intends to post information, etc. on the bulletin board and the
chatting page, etc. of its Internet homepage to post his/her resident registration number thereon.


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(6) Where any information, etc. expressing the intention of supporting or opposing any political party or any candidate without the sign of "real
name certification " are posted on the bulletin board and the chatting page, etc. of the web-site, the relevant Internet press agency shall delete without delay such letter.


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(7) Where any political party, any candidate and the election commission of each level requests the deletion of the information, etc. referred to in
paragraph (6), the relevant Internet press agency shall promptly comply with such request.


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005]