About Jinbonet

Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet is a Non-profit organization that was established on 14 November, 1998.

Charter

The 1990s witnessed various political, social, economic, and cultural changes due to the popularization and proliferation of computer-mediated communication.

Board and Staff

President : Oh Byung-il

 Contact

Postal Address :
3F, 23, Dongnimmun-ro 8-gil , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea / Postal Code : 03745
Tel : +82-2-7744551
Email : Oh Byoungil

GISWatch 2015 country report
[Report] Sexual Rights and The Internet in South Korea

By | English, 외부자료, 표현의자유

Through the struggle of internet rights and sexual rights groups for freedom of expression on the internet, and since the revision of the criteria of online content harmful to juveniles by deleting homosexuality from the criteria in 2004, there has not been direct censorship of online content related to homosexuality on the internet.
But this does not mean that sexual minorities are free to express themselves on the internet. One of the big barriers to the freedom of expression of sexual minorities is hate speech.

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Open letter to Twitter to restore Politwoops access to API

By | English, 의견서, 표현의자유

We, the undersigned, are international human rights and transparency groups based around the world. We are writing in opposition to Twitter’s recent decision to revoke the ability of the tool Politwoops and similar tools to utilize Twitter’s Application Programming Interface, or API. We believe Twitter’s decision holds grave consequences for free expression and transparency around the world.

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