[Summary] "Why rice grains?" YouTuber's false broadcast... Soy marinated crab restaurant closed "Absurd and unfair" Cheong petition

On the 7th, YouTuber 'Hayantree' raised suspicions of food reuse in a video about an unlimited refill soy sauce marinated crab restaurant. Photo by Hayantree YouTube channel.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A soy sauce marinated crab restaurant in Daegu, embroiled in controversy over reuse after a YouTuber with nearly 700,000 subscribers broadcast false information, has posted a national petition saying, "It is so frustrating that the law and system cannot stop the YouTuber's power abuse and tyranny."

On the 15th, a post titled "Please create laws and systems so that self-employed people do not suffer damage from YouTubers' false broadcasts" was uploaded on the Blue House national petition board.

The petitioner, who introduced themselves as a self-employed person running a restaurant, appealed, "We do not reuse food in our store," and "Please stop the YouTuber's power abuse and tyranny through laws and systems."

On the 15th, a post titled "Please create laws and systems to prevent self-employed individuals from suffering damages due to false information broadcasts by YouTubers" was uploaded on the Blue House National Petition Board. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board capture.

The petitioner wrote, "We started our business diligently as a soy sauce marinated crab unlimited refill specialty restaurant and were becoming a recognized local restaurant in Daegu, but we experienced something so absurd and unfair that I must speak out."

They continued, "One day, a person claiming to be a food YouTuber came to the restaurant to film, and a few days later uploaded a video titled 'Unlimited refill restaurant reusing food,' which branded our store as a restaurant that reuses food."

Explanation letter sent by the petitioner to the YouTuber. Photo by 'Hyaentree' YouTube channel capture.

They added, "To clarify that this was not true, we sent a statement in the video saying 'Our store never reuses food' and explanations about parts that the YouTuber might have misunderstood."

The petitioner further claimed, "Even though the YouTuber commented that they could show all the closed-circuit (CCTV) footage, they blocked and deleted the clarification post so that others could not see it."

Earlier, on the 7th, YouTuber 'Hayan Tree' raised suspicions of food reuse in a video about the soy sauce marinated crab unlimited refill restaurant. In the video, he claimed, "There were rice grains on the refilled soy sauce marinated crab." The video also showed a menu board with the restaurant's name.

However, it was later revealed that the rice grains the YouTuber found were from the soy sauce he was pouring over the crab during the refill process.

As the controversy grew, the YouTuber deleted the related video and posted an apology video on the 11th. In the video, the YouTuber apologized, saying, "I should have actively requested feedback on why rice grains appeared on site, but I failed to do so and wronged the owner."

A YouTuber who posted a false video claiming that a soy sauce marinated crab restaurant was reusing food is apologizing in an explanation video. Photo by 'Hyaentree' YouTube channel capture.

Regarding this, the petitioner pointed out, "Although the YouTuber posted an apology video, it was not a video to restore the damage to our store but only for the YouTuber's own image management."

They added, "Our store was bombarded with countless abusive calls, complaints, and ridicule, with obscene content beyond words," and "Malicious comments flooded portal sites and communities, causing mental distress, and eventually, we had to suspend operations."

Finally, the petitioner wrote, "It is so unfair that a store we operated diligently for over a year, overcoming COVID-19, had to close because of one false video by a YouTuber," and "We petition for laws and systems to be established so that self-employed people can focus on their business with peace of mind."

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