Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A certain blogger in Suncheon is in the news!

The Korea Times has a little mention of a popular blogger in Suncheon.
Police are investigating three bloggers for allegedly posting online articles criticizing the government and then manipulating the number of hits they got to make their writing appear more widely read.

Officers seized computers from them during raids on their homes and offices in Seoul, and Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Monday. They are said to have posted articles libeling President Lee Myung-bak or denouncing the government on Daum's online forum Agora before fabricating the hits.

Police are investigating whether they artificially made their writings become ``best articles'' in order to draw Internet users' attention and spread anti-government opinions.

Shit.

9 comments:

Roboseyo said...

they should understand korean culture.

kushibo said...

Do you know any of these bloggers? Do you know many native Korean bloggers in the area?

The article didn't say whether they were all Korean or not, but since they didn't specifically mention any other nationalities, I'm guessing all three were Korean.

If the Koreans can't "understand Korean culture," what hope is there for everyone else? ;)

nb said...

I would be very careful about anything I say about the government or the economy. This isn't exactly a democracy. More of a mobocracy.

Brian said...

I'm not sure click manipulation ought to be a punishable offense.

Then again, the internet is a different beast here. It can bring down governments and threaten economies.

nb said...

Oops....I'd look out my window right about now if I were you, Brian.

Visiting Korean Stadiums said...

Give me your vote! Just remember that your opinions mean nothing to me, and if I don't like them, watch out!

Unknown said...

'Fess up, Brian. All three of them are really you, aren't they?

Muckefuck said...

Maybe they nominated themselves for a golden klog award.

Roboseyo said...

see, if you could be president for two terms in Korea, like in America, then the president would only try crap like this during their second term.

If anyone ever made it to the second term: the way I've seen Korea turn on its presidents so far makes me think a two-term presidency law would be a moot point.