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“What started as a ruckus at a K-pop concert in Malaysia has snowballed into a wave of racist online attacks by some South Korean users against Southeast Asians, triggering a rare show of regional solidarity across social media,” the Jakarta Post reported on Monday.

The dispute reportedly began following a DAY6 concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 31, when a person identified as a Korean fan site operator allegedly snuck a professional camera with a long lens into the venue, despite such equipment being banned on the premises. After Malaysian netizens shared a video of the individual in question on social media, Korean online users accused them of violating the person's privacy. Malaysians countered that the person was being exposed for breaking the rules.

Users from other Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, chipped in and even asserted their willingness to boycott Korean pop culture content and Korean-made items from brands such as Samsung Electronics and Olive Young. This led to the online hashtag “SEAbling,” a portmanteau of the abbreviation for Southeast Asia and “sibling.”

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wonder if Korea has reputational protection laws like Japan where uploading a photo/video of doing something wrong can still get you sued if you don't hide their identity. That would at least explain some aspect of a reaction potentially. (And for the record, fuck the Japanese reputational damage laws). Still wouldn't matter based on where it was done, but might give it some background.

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wow I didn't know about this:

Unlike many Western jurisdictions, in Japan, you can be found guilty of defamation even if the information you shared is accurate, provided it damages someone's reputation.

Wow talk about protecting the guilty

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 6 points 4 weeks ago

Thr UK has similar laws for protecting the government and it's officials from comedy

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Me: robs bank

Police: we have evidence you did it! Show them the tape

Me: sues the police

Police: Pikachu face

[–] miseducator@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

They do have those kind of laws and is why this issue escalated.

[–] Willoughby@piefed.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ladies, Please. I'm trying to listen to Ween.