Lee Jun-seok Proposes Bill to Confiscate 'Cyber Wrecker' Profits: "Curbing Profit-Driven Exposure Business"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform Party, proposed a bill on July 4 aimed at cutting off criminal proceeds generated by malicious YouTubers, commonly referred to as "cyber wreckers."

The proposed amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection includes provisions to confiscate criminal proceeds derived from defamation through the disclosure of facts for profit.

Furthermore, the bill mandates that major information and communications service providers, such as YouTube, block the monetization of such content within 30 days after a final guilty verdict is reached.

The bill was co-sponsored by Reform Party lawmakers Cheon HARAM and Lee Ju-young, as well as People Power Party lawmakers Ahn Cheol-soo, Yu Eui-dong, Kim Seung-su, Choi Eun-seok, Lim Jong-deuk, Choi Hyung-du, and Park Choong-kwon.

On Facebook, Lee stated, "In the case of Tzuyang, even if cyber wreckers are sentenced to prison for exposing private lives and blackmail, they continue to make money if the profits from the exposure content cannot be confiscated." He added, "If profits remain after serving time in prison, 'wrecker' activities are a lucrative business."

He further noted, "We will keep the door open for criticism of those in power and the establishment, while curbing indiscriminate, profit-driven exposure businesses."

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