Complaint filed against A for defamation, Busan Yeonje Police Station. ⓒ News1 DB,
Front view of Busan Yeonje Police Station. ⓒ News1 DB,
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, “(Busan=news1) Reporter Jo Aseo = Following the report of the issue involving the deletion of the Roblox game ‘The Day of Gwangju’ due to distortion of the May 18 Democratization Movement, a Busan elementary school student who received commendation from the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has faced malicious comments, prompting the police to launch an investigation.”,
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, ‘The Busan Yeonje Police Station revealed on the 3rd that they are investigating about 10 individuals for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.’,
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, ‘These individuals are accused of defaming elementary school student A by posting malicious comments on articles about him.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “Complaints have been filed against around 10 individuals for malicious comments, and we are investigating to identify their identities” and added, “Afterwards, we plan to transfer the case to the police station in their jurisdiction for further handling.”’,
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, ‘A discovered the game ‘The Day of Gwangju,’ which distorted the May 18 Democratization Movement, and reported it to the media.’,
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, “‘The Day of Gwangju’ is a game created by a user on the gaming platform ‘Roblox,’ set against the backdrop of Gwangju’s Geumnam-ro where the May 1980 democratization movement took place, depicting a shootout between citizens and military police.”,
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, ‘In particular, controversy arose as the game allowed players to become North Korean soldiers by purchasing in-game items, and following underground tunnels in the game would lead to the playback of North Korean propaganda songs and noises, incorporating the contentious fake news of North Korean infiltration.’,
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, ‘As controversy surrounding the game escalated following A’s media report, the Roblox headquarters issued an apology and took measures to delete the game, while the May 18 Memorial Foundation reported the creators and initiated an investigation.’,
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, ‘In response to the secondary harm caused by the game creators, the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education invited A to Gwangju last month to protect him and strongly denounce the distortion of the May 18 incident, awarding him with a commendation from the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education.’