Suicide spurs Internet debate

October 20, 2008 The dispute over free speech on the Web in South Korea is heating up as a government that once promoted "Internet democracy" debates passage of a law that could tighten controls on Web users. If the law, which might be tabbed the Choi Jin-sil law, is put into effect, real-name registrations would be mandatory for most news Web sites, and operators of all Internet portals would be required to delete opinions found to be defamatory within 24 hours. Critics explain that the law, if passed, would restrict freedom of speech in a country where more than 90% of households have access to broadband Internet services.

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