The Washington Post cites an article in the Hankyoreh about Google’s plans to accept South Korea’s real name system for Internet users.
If Google complies, it would mark the first time that the company has required visitors to its sites to enter such information, and it could set a precedent for how Google reacts in other countries when its services clash with local laws.
Gusts of Popular Feeling provides a detailed and insigtful look at the evolution of the real name system and how it gained traction after someone’s dog took a crap on the subway.
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Afterall on 9th April Google dedide to close uproading procedure in Korea when users sellects ‘korea’ in national selection.
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/349076.html
Google refuses South Korean government’s real-name system
Google bypasses internet regulations regarding user protections by limiting YouTube Korea’s Web site functionality
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/349078.html
[Analysis] Google chooses its credibility over profit in South Korea
Google seems to have measured international attention, weighing losses and refusing to conform to S. Korea’s Internet regulations