President Lee Jae-myung on the 17th ordered the urgent removal of illegal job ads targeting all of Southeast Asia, not just Cambodia, in connection with the detention incident involving our nationals in Cambodia. The move reflects the assessment that as the crackdown on Cambodia has intensified recently, the destination of luring ads could shift to other Southeast Asian countries.
Lee Gyu-yeon, senior secretary for public relations and communication at the presidential office, said that on this day Lee issued these instructions to the Korea Communications Commission, the Korea Communications Standards Commission, and the Korean National Police Agency. As Cambodia and other parts of Southeast Asia have emerged as major hubs for criminal organizations involved in voice phishing and online scams, the government plans to delete illegal job ads on social media that target Koreans.
Following the president's directive, the government formed a joint response task force (TF) among relevant ministries and set up a consultative body involving Naver, Kakao, and Google to activate a self-review system. Lee said, "These bodies will closely monitor sites where illegal ads appear and convey the findings to portal operators," adding, "Through this emergency takedown, we will make sure well-intentioned citizens do not suffer harm."