Background
The more recognition influencers and creators gain online, the more they become targets of abusive comments, false rumors and even sexual harassment through telecommunications media. Often it is not one or two incidents but an unrelenting stream of attacks that upends daily life. Changchun has acted for many influencers harmed in this way.
What Was at Stake
Identifying perpetrators hiding behind anonymity, organizing scattered posts and messages into evidence, and framing complaints to fit each charge — defamation, insult, obscenity through telecommunications media — is anything but simple. What was needed was a systematic response leading to punishment, not an emotional one.
How Changchun Helped
Acting for our clients, Changchun (attorneys Jaesun Yoon, Donghwan Shin and Younghoon Jung) documented the abusive comments, falsehoods and harassing posts, matched each act to the applicable provisions, and filed the complaints. We carried the matter through consistently, from the procedures for identifying perpetrators to the response to the investigation.
Changchun responds firmly to online harassment that too easily hides behind the name of free expression, helping our clients reclaim their daily lives. Abuse and digital sex crimes that cross the line are plainly criminal, and responsibility can be enforced. (Outcomes depend on the facts of each case and may differ.)