South Korea requires internet forums to scan all user-uploaded images and videos with AI censorship tools starting July 1st, imposing hardware costs on website owners.

Due to regulation changes (전기통신사업법), South Korean internet communities and forum owners must scan every user-uploaded image and video using AI, effective July 1st.

Website owners must purchase datacenter-grade Nvidia GPUs themselves to run the AI censorship models, as the government does not provide the hardware, creating financial pressure on small businesses and forums.

The AI system has previously censored swimsuit photos, anime drawings, memes, and other content in existing deployments on messenger apps like KakaoTalk since 2021, beyond its stated purpose of filtering illegally filmed pornography without consent and CSAM materials.