Korea's media regulatory agency on Wednesday designated eight major online platforms — including Google, Meta, TikTok and domestic giants Naver and Kakao — subject to regulation under the revised Information and Communications Network Act, commonly known as the "fake news" law, which took effect Tuesday. Shin Young-kyu, director general of the Korea Media and Communications Commission’s consumer policy bureau, announced during a briefing that the watchdog had finalized the list and notified the platforms of their designation. The full list covers four Korean platforms — Naver, Kakao, Nate and DC Inside — and four overseas services — Google, Meta, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. Designated platforms are required to manage and remove unlawful content on their services or face heavy fines. If no objections are raised, the designations will take full effect seven days from Wednesday.