Cyberbullying leads to loss of anonymity in South Korea

[Kristijntje]

South Korea is one of the most connected places on earth, but as Dan Simmons reports, spending so much time online has created a whole new set of social problems...

In a society where social networking is as popular as meeting up for a drink, information spreads quickly.

Online mobs first demonise those they disagree with, then the victim's home address, credit card details, and even their boss's phone numbers get passed around.

All of Korea's police stations now have a cyber terror unit to help deal with the problem...

full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/cl...112754.stm

[BellisimaJ.]

"Often using other people's login to a website, these people spread bad rumours aimed at affecting the victim's social status," said Chun Seong Lee, Liaison Officer at the Cyber Terror Response Centre.

"It's happening a lot. In these situations people could lose their job, or it could affect their social life, even causing mental illness. That's all happening because of the development of the internet, of course."

Gee,none of this happens here in the US. arcasm1:    Especially not on eBay. :blinkie:

Thanks for the article,Kristijntje.

Edited to fix a smiley.