Daum Gets Most Complaints for Offensive Posts

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Daum received the most complaints among large Korea Internet portals over postings including defamatory comments and obscene material. Some 10,717 complaints against Daum were filed with the Korea Communications Standards Commission from Feb. 29, 2008 to July 31, 2009.

The figure comes from a report submitted by the commission to independent lawmaker Song Hun-suk, a member of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports, Tourism, Broadcasting and Communications Committee.

Complaints against Daum accounted for 57 percent of all 18,940 complaints filed against the seven largest portal sites -- Naver, Daum, Nate, Cyworld, Yahoo Korea, Paran, and Empas.

Daum received most complaints about defamation and slander. Daum was subject to 7,890 such complaints, accounting for upwards of 72 percent of the total. Naver received 1,297 such complaints and Yahoo Korea and Nate 136 and 125.

But Naver ranked first in complaints about violence, cruelty, hatred and violation of public order with 1,005. It was followed by Daum (775), Nate (153), Yahoo Korea (37), Cyworld (30), Paran (14), and Empas (11).

Online postings about suicide increased drastically from 83 last year to 2,531 between January and July this year in the wake of the recession and a spate of celebrity suicides.

"Circulation of harmful information through portal sites has reached very serious proportions," Song said. "To establish a wholesome Internet culture, the KCSC needs to take proactive measures by asking the portal sites to offer remedies and helping them step up self-monitoring."

Source: The Chosun Ilbo

Ah, Korean Internet culture is so grand. *sarcasm*

Comments

[changhomin.livejournal.com]

Naver ranked first in complaints about violence, cruelty, hatred and violation of public order WTF violence? well it's about time someone takes action!

[finalfantasyo13.livejournal.com]

It's sad that i can Totallllllly believe this. no surprise.

[crystalheng.livejournal.com]

No surprise there.

[proleptical.livejournal.com]

god I can't even imagine how a Korean /b/ would be like D:

[always-lovin-u.livejournal.com]

Right? D:

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Internet's toilet.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

lol I like your description.

[xtohoshinki.livejournal.com]

LOL, it's better if you don't know.

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

Shocking.

[j0yjoong.livejournal.com]

lol icon.

loved that part.

[alphaeuspawns.livejournal.com]

I LIKED KOREA, BUT NOW IDEK.

I LIKE MYEONG DONG THOUGH. I WANT TO LIVE THERE ;____;

[devourlove.livejournal.com]

netizens make you want to hate it sfm.

I still have hope in irl people, though...*pls korean irl ppl*

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

THIS.

The few Koreans I've met here in Texas are off the chain. The ahjummas are scared, but if you talk to them for a minute, they're cool as hell.

But, I always seek for the best in people. *optimistic*

[shevyshakes.livejournal.com]

Same in AZ :)

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

Oh hai bb. : )

[kurikuribebi]

You know what? Netizens do not take offense at everything.

Now you've offended me.

Xd

[kurikuribebi]

Are you mocking me? My petition will ban you from the internet.

[kurikuribebi]

Oh....in that case....it must be done.... because petitions are not requests. they are law.

XD I'm so glad I dont have an actual netizen mind. I don't know what it's like to believe 100% that my opinion makes that much of a difference. Like they believe a suicide petition works...or what?

[kurikuribebi]

If I was that depressed, I wouldn't be watching TV or using the internet. I'd be in a corner hating my life XD. So I wouldn't know.

[neumi.livejournal.com]

Which portal has the most photoshopped nudie pics??? Not that I want to check them out, or anything.... O.O

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

Keep it classy

[parkjinyoung.livejournal.com]

hm, not surprised

[pandatablo.livejournal.com]

figures ... :(

[warns.livejournal.com]

ha

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

Oh really? You don't say.

[rencode.livejournal.com]

Wow. I would have never guessed.

Continue to keep it classy, Korea!

[centric-xx.livejournal.com]

Korean internet is such srs business.

[audiobebop.livejournal.com]

This makes me chuckle.

[rainysakura.livejournal.com]

i dont know whether to cry or laugh. xD LOL well... 8D

[filmsession.livejournal.com]

pretty obvious results; daum/naver are the most used.
i just can't believe the fucking korean netizens. in general korea is bombbb though

[hp-eternalglory.livejournal.com]

I C U NETIZENS KEEPING KOREAN INTERNET CLASSY.

[fidottt.livejournal.com]

Not surprised....

[angelic-ice.livejournal.com]

Nickhun ♥

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

And THIS is why everyone should just come to OMONA.

ban_shark will take care of the rest.

[smilez4you.livejournal.com]

lol true

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

oh wow.

[necrobiopsy.livejournal.com]

well dang it's like a 4chan you can't hit the back button on

Really, it makes me wonder though.. why these kids do this. Maybe people should look into that rather than the actions that they do. If it's so widespread, it must be their enviroment. Then there's how Korea doesn't believe in mental illness...

[smilez4you.livejournal.com]

true...those kids that harass people on the internet must be seriously disturbed or something .___. it's just isn't normal to be fighting/threatening people and taking everything seriously on the interwebs..its sad

[shevyshakes.livejournal.com]

(http://photobucket.com/images/orly)

[tiggie0307.livejournal.com]

What in the world is going on online?!

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

Yahoo Korea (37)

This made me lol, because it seems that the commenters on Yahoo are some of the stupidest people EVERYWHERE. Like, their stupid is not limited to a country.