On June 21, EDAM, the agency of Korean actress IU (Lee Jien), issued a press release saying that a netizen who maliciously attacked IU on the Internet was recently sentenced to 8 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and 180 hours. social services and 40 hours of lectures on sexual violence treatment. 
At the same time, another netizen who criticized IU has become the subject of investigation. The brokerage company said: "On most anonymous forums, there continue to appear (related to IU) spreading false facts and malicious posts without any factual basis", "At present, we have identified the identity information of the perpetrator and are investigating. We are We will do our best to avoid further harm. We will not accept any leniency and negotiation."
According to the relevant laws of South Korea, those who use electronic communication equipment to blatantly spread false information for the purpose of endangering the public interest will be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years and a fine of not more than 50 million won.
In South Korea, online violence against artists has existed for a long time, which is related to the “ANTI” (opposition) phenomenon unique to Korean entertainment. After the suicide of two female artists Cui Xueli and Goo Hara in 2019, many public figures publicly called for resistance to online violence , netizens even called for the formulation of a stricter "Shirley Law" against cyber violence.
However, by 2022, South Korean men's volleyball main player Kim In Hyuk and well-known anchor BJ Jammi will still commit suicide due to long-term cyber violence. South Korea has once again fallen into a kind of cycle. For the nth time, a petition calling for severe punishment of the perpetrators appeared on the Blue House petition website.
In recent years, Korean artists have taken up legal weapons to fight online rumors.
In 2018, a South Korean netizen posted a rumor, claiming that "the staff knew about the special relationship between Lee Seo-jin and (Girls' Generation) Sunny when they were filming a variety show."
Under the joint rights protection of Li Ruizhen and Sunny, in 2019, the Korean court held that after deliberation, "the defendant published false facts about the artist's personal privacy in an online community with more than 1 million members" and "blindly spread malicious rumors on the Internet" The slanderous behavior is dangerous and needs to be severely punished.” It was announced that the involved person A was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and sentenced to complete 80 hours of social services. The judge considered that such a verdict was made in consideration of the defendant's serious introspection and no previous convictions.
In 2019, Song Hye Kyo was plagued by various false rumors and malicious slander on the Internet after her divorce from Song Joong Ki. In October of that year, two netizens who maliciously slandered Song Hye Kyo were sued by Song Hye Kyo and transferred to the procuratorate.
In fact, as early as 2013, the Seoul District Court convicted 24 suspects of spreading false information about Song Hye Kyo on the Internet for online defamation and imposed a fine of 500,000 to 1 million won.
In August 2021, a press release issued by South Korean female artist Gu Huishan stated that netizens who spread rumors that Gu Huishan had a habit of lying in April of that year had been given a suspended prosecution by South Korean prosecutors at the end of July on the premise of receiving education. At the same time, the deferred prosecution itself has proved that the netizen's crime is established, and Gu Huishan can use this as a basis to file a civil lawsuit against the netizen.
The phenomenon of "ANTI" is not uncommon in the Chinese entertainment industry. In recent years, Chinese artists have also taken up legal weapons.
In May 2021, Yang Zi's studio and the representative lawyer issued a statement that the case of a reputation dispute between Yang Zi and a netizen has been completed. Zi was relieved of the other party's obligations when she won the case.
In 2022, because some netizens used the method of "transferring flowers to connect trees", they put the news about Zheng Shuang's tax evasion on Zhao Liying. On March 29, Zhao Liying sued 21 netizens.
Looking at the Weibo of Beijing Xingquan Law Firm, it can be found that this law firm has represented many domestic artists in legal affairs, in addition to Zhao Liying, Gong Jun, Yang Yang, Chen Kaige, Zhang Zifeng and other lawsuits against netizens.
As one of the microblogs said: The Internet is not an illegal place, and the premise of publishing remarks and implementing behaviors should be to comply with the law and not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others. responsibility.
IU (Lee Ji Eun)
According to the judgment of the local court in South Korea: A has written IU's malicious posts dozens of times through the Internet since 2019.At the same time, another netizen who criticized IU has become the subject of investigation. The brokerage company said: "On most anonymous forums, there continue to appear (related to IU) spreading false facts and malicious posts without any factual basis", "At present, we have identified the identity information of the perpetrator and are investigating. We are We will do our best to avoid further harm. We will not accept any leniency and negotiation."
According to the relevant laws of South Korea, those who use electronic communication equipment to blatantly spread false information for the purpose of endangering the public interest will be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years and a fine of not more than 50 million won.
In South Korea, online violence against artists has existed for a long time, which is related to the “ANTI” (opposition) phenomenon unique to Korean entertainment. After the suicide of two female artists Cui Xueli and Goo Hara in 2019, many public figures publicly called for resistance to online violence , netizens even called for the formulation of a stricter "Shirley Law" against cyber violence.
However, by 2022, South Korean men's volleyball main player Kim In Hyuk and well-known anchor BJ Jammi will still commit suicide due to long-term cyber violence. South Korea has once again fallen into a kind of cycle. For the nth time, a petition calling for severe punishment of the perpetrators appeared on the Blue House petition website.
In recent years, Korean artists have taken up legal weapons to fight online rumors.
In 2018, a South Korean netizen posted a rumor, claiming that "the staff knew about the special relationship between Lee Seo-jin and (Girls' Generation) Sunny when they were filming a variety show."
Under the joint rights protection of Li Ruizhen and Sunny, in 2019, the Korean court held that after deliberation, "the defendant published false facts about the artist's personal privacy in an online community with more than 1 million members" and "blindly spread malicious rumors on the Internet" The slanderous behavior is dangerous and needs to be severely punished.” It was announced that the involved person A was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and sentenced to complete 80 hours of social services. The judge considered that such a verdict was made in consideration of the defendant's serious introspection and no previous convictions.
In 2019, Song Hye Kyo was plagued by various false rumors and malicious slander on the Internet after her divorce from Song Joong Ki. In October of that year, two netizens who maliciously slandered Song Hye Kyo were sued by Song Hye Kyo and transferred to the procuratorate.
In fact, as early as 2013, the Seoul District Court convicted 24 suspects of spreading false information about Song Hye Kyo on the Internet for online defamation and imposed a fine of 500,000 to 1 million won.
In August 2021, a press release issued by South Korean female artist Gu Huishan stated that netizens who spread rumors that Gu Huishan had a habit of lying in April of that year had been given a suspended prosecution by South Korean prosecutors at the end of July on the premise of receiving education. At the same time, the deferred prosecution itself has proved that the netizen's crime is established, and Gu Huishan can use this as a basis to file a civil lawsuit against the netizen.
The phenomenon of "ANTI" is not uncommon in the Chinese entertainment industry. In recent years, Chinese artists have also taken up legal weapons.
In May 2021, Yang Zi's studio and the representative lawyer issued a statement that the case of a reputation dispute between Yang Zi and a netizen has been completed. Zi was relieved of the other party's obligations when she won the case.
In 2022, because some netizens used the method of "transferring flowers to connect trees", they put the news about Zheng Shuang's tax evasion on Zhao Liying. On March 29, Zhao Liying sued 21 netizens.
Looking at the Weibo of Beijing Xingquan Law Firm, it can be found that this law firm has represented many domestic artists in legal affairs, in addition to Zhao Liying, Gong Jun, Yang Yang, Chen Kaige, Zhang Zifeng and other lawsuits against netizens.
As one of the microblogs said: The Internet is not an illegal place, and the premise of publishing remarks and implementing behaviors should be to comply with the law and not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others. responsibility.
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