The government has reviewed the implementation of measures to prevent illegal spam in collaboration with the three major telecom companies and bulk messaging service providers, discussing enhanced spam blocking strategies in preparation for the Chuseok holiday.
On August 14, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission held the sixth plenary meeting of the Public-Private Council on Illegal Spam in Seoul, where they assessed the progress of specific tasks and gathered feedback on efforts to combat illegal spam from private sector participants.
The meeting was co-hosted by the Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Science and ICT, with participation from relevant agencies such as the Personal Information Protection Commission, the National Police Agency, and representatives from SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus, and Samsung Electronics.
During the meeting, the commission reviewed five key strategies and twelve specific action items outlined in the Comprehensive Plan for Preventing Illegal Spam.
The commission encouraged active participation from service providers in areas such as the implementation of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the disclosure of spam reporting statistics, and the sharing of illegal spam sender numbers. They also emphasized the need for enhanced AI filtering and related measures.
The Ministry of Science and ICT urged the application of a blocking system for illegal spam sent from invalid numbers, improvements in blocking overseas spam through cooperation with foreign messaging service providers, and thorough management and supervision of bulk messaging clients by domestic and international message relay services.
In particular, service providers committed to strengthening their efforts to prevent user harm by raising awareness and blocking potential illegal spam ahead of the Chuseok holiday in September.
Shin Young-kyu, Director of the Broadcasting and Communications User Policy Bureau at the Korea Communications Commission, stated, “We aim to swiftly finalize improvements to related systems so that citizens can enjoy digital media services without worrying about illegal spam.” He also urged the three major mobile carriers and device manufacturers to enhance their efforts in detecting and blocking illegal spam using AI technology.
Nam Seok, Director of Communication Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, remarked, “We will work harder to eradicate illegal spam through the discussed blocking system for invalid numbers and improvements in blocking overseas spam.”
According to the government, the total number of spam reports and detections in the second half of last year was 23.67 million, a 39.0% decrease compared to the first half (38.83 million). Among these, text message spam accounted for 12.88 million, a 59.7% reduction, while voice spam increased to 8.73 million, a 49.0% rise.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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