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Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service (www.koreatimes.co.kr)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service::The Korean telecommunications watchdog said Friday it has slapped a fine of 435 million won ($327,067) on the U.S. live video streaming platform Twitch, which suspended its video-on-demand (VOD) service in the country last year.

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[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The Korean laws around streaming services are absolutely bonkers https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/09/sender-pays-what-lessons-european-policy-makers-should-take-from-south-korea/

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 27 points 9 months ago

Wow.

User wants to watch a video, and the company hosting the video gets a bill. Companies move their servers out of South Korea. OK, but if speeds drop too much then they’ve invented a fine to punish companies for working around the law.

I wonder if corruption or stupidity more likely lead to that law. Preferred this writeup of theirs BTW (clarity).