Mandatory ICRA/PICS in South Korea ( was Re: [LINK] IT: Essay: ICRA - Censoring The World, Round 2

[Bob Bain]

On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 21:39:16 +1000, Irene Graham wrote:

>On April 24, 2001, the Information and Communications Ethics Committee  (ICEC)
>released its "Criteria for Indecent Internet Sites", officially  classifying
>homosexuality in the category of 'obscenity and perversion'. With this rating,
>the ICEC effectively called for the removal of gay-related material from
>virtually all websites based in Korea.

 Anyone familiar with Yahoo will realise there's a wide variety of
groups devoted to discussion and even the exchange of graphical
material.  I wonder how this ordinance deals with groups such as:-

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seoul-queer/

"This e-mail group is organized to promote korean queer(lesbian, gay
and all other sexual minorities)'s cultural visibility in film
cultures in Korea. Please join and enjoy your pleasures in own eyes. 

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Bob Bain
Sydney Australia
bobb@alt.net