KCSC Blocks 4 Social Media Accounts for Defaming 'Comfort Women' and Distorting History

The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) has decided to issue corrective orders, including account termination and access blocking, for four social media accounts that consistently disseminated posts discriminating against and disparaging victims of Japan's wartime military sexual slavery, as well as distorting historical facts.

The KCSC announced that it held a meeting of its Communications Review Subcommittee on June 18 and reached this decision regarding one account each on Naver Blog, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube, following a request for review from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office during its investigation into charges of insulting the victims.

It was confirmed that approximately 9,000 posts mocking and disparaging the victims were uploaded to these accounts.

The posts included hate speech sexually demeaning the victims, historical distortions labeling the issue a "fraud," and photos of the "Statue of Peace" being damaged, along with demands for its removal.

Content advocating for "colonial modernization theory," which denies the exploitation during the Japanese colonial period and glorifies colonial rule as a process of modernization, was also identified.

The KCSC stated, "This information constitutes an act that causes severe mental distress to the victims and is an anti-human rights act that distorts historical perception," adding, "We will respond firmly to posts that express hatred and disparagement toward socially vulnerable groups."

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