South korea also strictly censors any publicly visible posting relating to elections and requires something like social-security number, or a faxed and verified passport for foreigners[0]. I guess that's meant to stop subversive groups from swaying elections.
Oh snap. Because in the mean time, government security agents were using the internet to propagandise for their preferred electoral candidate and manipulate the outcome of elections. Which only switched to direct vote pretty recently, and even then, merely elect a president with near dictatorial powers over all major government appointments.
Anyway, they're an ally, so there's no need for outpourings of scorn like there is in the case of china or russia.
[0]. wiki Internet_censorship_in_South_Korea [1]. guardian "South Korea spy agency admits trying to rig 2012 presidential election"
Edit: it actually redirects to a police warning, so presumably it's illegal to even access it.
See if you can figure out why Q_qoHCd3iuQ is age-restricted.
Many countries do. To watch certain youtube videos in south korea you need to provide your social security number or something like that.