Hate comments and online trolling plaguing professional sport
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Hateful comments are a common sight on social media pages, particularly on celebrities and other well-known people.
The recent death of a professional volleyball player in South Korea has shed new light on what many athletes and other famous people go through in their daily lives.
The player's death has resulted in web portal Naver deactivating its comment function on sports news articles.
Han Seong-Woo has this story.
Gone too soon.
Almost a month has passed since 25-year-old professional volleyball player Go Yoo-min was found dead at her home in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Based on a therapy session filmed just weeks before her death, it's suspected cyber-bullying took a heavy toll on Go's mental health.
The dialogue's contents were made public at her family's request.
"I'm not a libero... but why are they cursing at me? I play a different position... Can't they just let it slide if I put in this much effort?" These were the thoughts in my head. And as I suffered...
Now aware more than ever of just how exposed athletes are, South Korea is reacting.
In cooperation with ruling party lawmaker Jeon Yong-gi, who is pushing for legislation to toughen punishment for those who make hateful comments online, portal site Naver made the decision in early August to suspend its comment feature for sports articles...as it did with entertainment news earlier this year.
This came just a few days after International Olympic Committee member and table tennis gold medalist, Ryu Seung-min urged the National Assembly to take action.
Users can no longer leave comments on the search engine as of August 27th, local time.
Some hate comments don't just attack athletes for their performances, but also tread into body-shaming and sexual harassment.
A recent BBC survey revealed that nearly a third of the 5-hundred-37 respondents, all elite British sportswomen, had been trolled on social media.
Among them, one athlete recalled being labeled "too fat" while another said she was told "women shouldn't look like this" on Instagram.
With the National Assembly's interest and help from Naver, Go Yoo-min's departure has gone some way in rekindling the anti-cyberhate movement in Korea...showing that her death wasn't in vain.
Han Seong-Woo, Arirang News.
Hateful comments are a common sight on social media pages, particularly on celebrities and other well-known people.
The recent death of a professional volleyball player in South Korea has shed new light on what many athletes and other famous people go through in their daily lives.
The player's death has resulted in web portal Naver deactivating its comment function on sports news articles.
Han Seong-Woo has this story.
Gone too soon.
Almost a month has passed since 25-year-old professional volleyball player Go Yoo-min was found dead at her home in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Based on a therapy session filmed just weeks before her death, it's suspected cyber-bullying took a heavy toll on Go's mental health.
The dialogue's contents were made public at her family's request.
"I'm not a libero... but why are they cursing at me? I play a different position... Can't they just let it slide if I put in this much effort?" These were the thoughts in my head. And as I suffered...
Now aware more than ever of just how exposed athletes are, South Korea is reacting.
In cooperation with ruling party lawmaker Jeon Yong-gi, who is pushing for legislation to toughen punishment for those who make hateful comments online, portal site Naver made the decision in early August to suspend its comment feature for sports articles...as it did with entertainment news earlier this year.
This came just a few days after International Olympic Committee member and table tennis gold medalist, Ryu Seung-min urged the National Assembly to take action.
Users can no longer leave comments on the search engine as of August 27th, local time.
Some hate comments don't just attack athletes for their performances, but also tread into body-shaming and sexual harassment.
A recent BBC survey revealed that nearly a third of the 5-hundred-37 respondents, all elite British sportswomen, had been trolled on social media.
Among them, one athlete recalled being labeled "too fat" while another said she was told "women shouldn't look like this" on Instagram.
With the National Assembly's interest and help from Naver, Go Yoo-min's departure has gone some way in rekindling the anti-cyberhate movement in Korea...showing that her death wasn't in vain.
Han Seong-Woo, Arirang News.