OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair

OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair was put on the list of witnesses summoned to the Korean National Assembly for audits next month, a notable instance of a global company CEO being summoned for such proceedings.

According to the Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, it will summon a total of 108 witnesses for the upcoming audit. Blair was included on the list of witnesses for an audit of the Korea Communications Commission on Oct. 7.

The head of the London-based porn-friendly streaming platform was asked to attend the audit with CEO Baeg Seung-jae of Fantrie, a Korean streaming platform similar to OnlyFans, to testify about the use of their platforms in digital sex crimes.

It is unusual for Korean lawmakers to ask a global company's CEO to attend a National Assembly audit, although country managers of U.S. Big Tech companies have been summoned almost every year. Senior executives of the Korean offices of Google, Apple, Meta and Netflix were put on the list of witnesses again this year.

Given that OnlyFans does not have an office in Korea, where pornography is illegal, Blair is not expected to accept the Korean lawmakers' request. However, it remains to be seen whether the streaming service provider will respond to the Korean public's concerns about digital sex crimes.

"Deepfakes made within two seconds with just a few clicks can spread online quickly, once they are uploaded," Rep. Hwang Jung-a of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said. "Korea should make foreign platforms take responsibility for digital sex crimes."

OnlyFans was not immediately available for comment.

Among Korean business tycoons, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun was asked to attend the audit of the Ministry of Science and ICT on Oct. 8, as his company recently received government approval to become KT's largest shareholder after the National Pension Service sold part of its stake in the telecommunication firm.

HDC Group Chairman Chung Mong-gyu was put on the list of witnesses summoned to the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee's audit of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Oct. 22. The Korea Football Association, under Chung's leadership, is alleged to have been involved in corruption scandals. He also appeared at the National Assembly, Tuesday, to respond to a controversy over the hiring of men's national team head coach Hong Myung-bo.

DPK lawmakers belonging to the Strategy and Finance Committee seek to summon SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his estranged wife Roh Soh-yeong to ask about an allegation that they did not pay taxes for a large sum of secret funds they had received from Roh's recently deceased father, former President Roh Tae-woo.

Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won and his younger brother, Doosan Enerbility Chairman Park Gee-won, are expected to be questioned about the group's controversial corporate restructuring plan and the profitability of a Czech nuclear power plant construction project.

Professional managers of major conglomerates including Samsung Electronics President Roh Tae-moon, KT CEO Kim Young-shub and Hanwha Aerospace CEO Son Jae-il were also asked to attend the National Assembly audits.