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Hi everyone I just thought it'd be useful for you to know that defamation laws in Korea are extremely strict when it comes to free speech and the burden of proof especially in countries like the US is enormous in comparison to Korea.
The definition in Korea is so broad that it includes âdamaging a personâs reputation by publicly displaying facts." In Korea a statement can be demonstrably, provably true, and still be defamatory (a crime) depending on the intent of the person speaking.
By contrast, in the US, something that is true is NEVER defamatory, by default. Something that is considered a subjective opinion can also NEVER be defamation. There is also no broad law making defamation a crime across the nation (though there are individual state laws).
From 1965 to 2004, exactly 16 people were actually convicted of defamation in the entire United States. We're not generally down with suppressing people's freedom of expression here.
So the next time you're thinking about tweeting a hundred tweets at the poor, poor intern running the account for your favorite Korean entertainment company, begging for them to "protect their artists," keep in mind - they can't do what you want them to do.
Additionally, I think if you're trying to quash criticism of any artist by using the legal system to suppress others' subjective opinions, you desperately need to re-calibrate your moral compass.
