Urban Works Media revealed, ŌĆ£We have identified several malicious postings that defame and insult our artists. We have been monitoring various community websites from time to time until now. We inform you that we have carried out legal procedures against six individuals who have been the most consistent and excessive.ŌĆØ The agency revealed the 6 membersŌĆÖ IDs from DC Inside and Ilbe Storehouse (both online communities), partially covered. By pinning their IDs to the public notice, it is as if the company publicly executed them. Some are cheering for the agencyŌĆÖs response, saying that ŌĆ£they deserved it.ŌĆØ This is not the first time that a particular site has been pointed out by the agency to address malicious commenters. Super JuniorŌĆÖs Kim Hee Chul also recently filed a lawsuit against members of a specific online community, ŌĆ£Yeo-Si (WomenŌĆÖs Generation).ŌĆØ Such ŌĆ£public executionŌĆØ strengthens the awareness as it publicly informs the atrocities of malicious comments. It humiliates the perpetrators. Some stars expose malicious comments by themselves on their SNS. GirlsŌĆÖ GenerationŌĆÖs Taeyeon had previously exposed a direct message (DM) on her story. Soon after, the malicious commenter deactivated their account and hid. Furthermore, everyone who witnessed the situation was furious at the mentioned DM. Of course, if not used with caution, this could literally turn into a ŌĆ£witch hunt.ŌĆØ Hence is why those in the industry have not been using the method. It is a double-edged sword that risks being criticized as an excessive punishment against an individual. However, because of those malicious comments that do not stop even with repeated legal actions, a fiercer sword has been needed to break the vicious cycle. Exposing malicious comments publicly may not be able to eliminate the haters, but it does serve as a sign that shows the industryŌĆÖs determination to actively fight against malicious comments.
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