VANK gets discriminatory Africa-related terms axed from Naver's encyclopedia

Dozens of phrases and descriptions deemed biased or discriminatory toward Africa have been removed from Naver’s Knowledge Encyclopedia, the country’s largest search portal said Thursday. The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) said it had recommended revisions to 84 entries in 36 Africa-related categories. Of those, 70 have been removed, while the remaining 14 are under review. Terms flagged as inappropriate included “the black continent,” “the third world,” “negro,” “pygmy,” and “bushman.”

By The Korea Herald