Digital Prison Revives Again... Broadcasting Review Committee's Blocking Measures Neutralized

KCSC Decides to 'Block Access' but Opens Bypass Route to Keep Site Accessible

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] The Digital Prison, which sparked controversy over 'private revenge,' has revived within a day despite access blocking measures, indicating that the government's site blocking actions are ineffective.

According to an SNS account presumed to be operated by the Digital Prison administrators on the 27th, the Digital Prison announced a new internet homepage address on the 25th. Considering that the Korea Communications Standards Commission decided to block access on the 24th, activities resumed within a day.

Accessing the site allows entry to the Digital Prison. The design and posted criminal personal information remain the same as the original Digital Prison. The revived Digital Prison posted notices guiding bypass methods such as 'use when access is blocked,' seemingly aware of the Korea Communications Standards Commission's (KCSC) access blocking measures.

The post included the message, "The following are tools to bypass HTTPS access blocking. If you always keep protection on, you can completely ignore the KCSC's access blocking."

This effectively nullifies the KCSC's site blocking measures, which is expected to spark further controversy.

On the 25th, the KCSC decided to block access, stating, "Freedom of expression must be protected to the maximum extent, but posting various personal information on the Digital Prison can lead to double punishment or cause innocent victims who are difficult to restore." Not only were victims caused by posting objectively unverified or false facts, but even if the facts are not false, imposing private sanctions outside the bounds of the law undermines legal order, which was also a reason for deciding to block access.