Suspicion of 'Chinese Support Comments' Manipulation... South Korean Prime Minister Orders Task Force to Prevent Public Opinion Manipulation

KCC Report Raises Suspicion of 'Cheering Page Manipulation'
Prime Minister Han Orders TF for 'Measures to Prevent Public Opinion Distortion and Manipulation'

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo instructed the formation of an inter-ministerial task force (TF) regarding suspicions that the support page on the portal 'Daum' was manipulated during the Korea-China quarterfinal soccer match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on the 1st.

On the 4th, after receiving an urgent briefing from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Prime Minister Han ordered, according to the Prime Minister's Office, "Urgently form an inter-ministerial TF centered on the KCC, together with related ministries such as the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, to prepare measures to prevent public opinion distortion and manipulation."

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is responding to a lawmaker's question during the Education, Social, and Culture government-wide questioning session held at the National Assembly plenary session on the 8th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Prime Minister Han stated, "Fake news is a serious social disaster that shakes the foundation of democracy." Earlier, during the Korea-China quarterfinal soccer match held on the 1st, it was reported that the proportion of clicks supporting the Chinese team on the Daum support page reached as high as 91% of the total, sparking controversy over public opinion manipulation.

The KCC urgently analyzed approximately 31.3 million support clicks (22.94 million confirmed IPs) on Daum and Kakao support services around the Korea-China match on the 1st, revealing that foreign forces used methods such as △ abusing virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass access and appear as domestic netizens and △ employing macro manipulation techniques that automate repetitive computer tasks to generate a large volume of comments supporting China.

It is known that about 50% of the comments appearing on Daum and Kakao support services came through the Netherlands, and about 30% came via Japan.

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