the Internet press agency has taken measures for identity verification under Article 44-5 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, it shall be deemed that the technical measures to have the real name identified have been taken. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 25, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 4, 2020> (2) Where any political party or any candidate allows anyone to post information, etc. expressing his or her support for or opposition to the political party or candidate on a bulletin board, chatting page, etc. of a website opened and operated under the name of the party or the candidate, such party or candidate may take the technical measures referred to in paragraph (1). <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (3) The Minister of the Interior and Safety and a consumer reporting agency shall manage the real name certification data furnished pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for each person whose real name is identified and for each website and shall, without delay, comply with a request from the National Election Commission to furnish it with the real name certification data, upon receipt of such request. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 4, 2020> (4) Where anyone whose real name is identified pursuant to paragraph (1) posts information, etc., the relevant Internet press agency shall take technical measures to have the sign of "real name verified" appear on a bulletin board, chatting page, etc. of its website. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (5) Any Internet press agency shall be prohibited from requesting anyone who intends to post information, etc. on a bulletin board, chatting page, etc. of its website to post his or her resident registration number thereon. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (6) Where any information, etc. expressing the intention of supporting or opposing any political party or any candidate without the sign of "real name verified" are posted on a bulletin board, chatting page, etc. of a website, the relevant Internet press agency shall delete such information, etc. without delay. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (7) Where any political party or candidate or any election commission at any level requests the deletion of the information, etc. referred to in paragraph (6), the relevant Internet press agency shall comply with such request without delay. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> Article 82-7 (Internet Advertisements) (1) Every candidate (referring to a party-nominated candidate in a presidential election and a political party that nominates its candidates in an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly and an election of proportional representation members of local councils; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) may post his or her advertisements for his or her election campaign (hereinafter referred to as "Internet advertisements") on the web-sites of Internet press agencies. (2) The Internet advertisements referred to in paragraph (1) shall carry the grounds of the advertisements and the names of advertisers thereof. (3) Not less than two candidates who are nominated by the same political party may jointly post the Internet advertisements referred to in paragraph (1). In such cases, expenses shall be shared by them