Police "Some Operators of Digital Gyodoso Identified" Digital Gyodoso Site 'Closed'

Introduction section of the 'Digital Gyodoso' website. / Photo by Digital Gyodoso capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seul-gi] The police have announced that they have identified some of the operators of the 'Digital Prison,' and it has been confirmed that the 'Digital Prison' site, which had boasted that it would not be caught by domestic investigations, has been shut down.

On the 10th, the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency stated, "We have identified some of the operators of the 'Digital Prison' and are conducting an investigation. We are focusing on apprehending the operators."

The police believe that the 'Digital Prison' was created around June. When the operators of the 'Digital Prison' are caught, the police plan to apply charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.

It is reported that the 'Digital Prison' site was closed, seemingly in response to the police investigation. Currently, when accessing the 'Digital Prison' homepage, an access permission error message appears.

Previously, the 'Digital Prison' registered and publicly disclosed detailed personal information such as facial photos, workplace or school names, and personal phone numbers of individuals presumed to be users of sexual exploitation materials or sex offenders on the website's bulletin board.

The 'Digital Prison' claimed, "We feel there are limits to lenient punishments for malicious criminals, and we intend to publicly disclose their personal information directly to subject them to social judgment."

However, on the 5th, a university student A (20), whose name and face were disclosed on the site, was found dead, sparking criticism that the 'Digital Prison' disclosed personal information of innocent people rather than those suspected of sex crimes.

Additionally, a professor at a university in the Seoul metropolitan area also suffered damage after having their personal information disclosed unfairly without any wrongdoing, leading to further controversy.

In response to the controversy, Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, pointed out at the National Assembly Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee plenary meeting on the 8th, "This is a form of private punishment, and the content itself is defamation. There can be various problems. This is an issue that should not exist in a civilized society."

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