President Lee Jae-myung reviewed the status of an investigation into online comment manipulation—ordered through the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and carried out by the National Police Agency—and instructed officials to treat the matter with heightened urgency, saying, “The manipulation is far too severe. Pay close attention to this.”
At his first Cabinet meeting since returning to the presidential office on the 30th, President Lee said, “There are groups that preempt comment sections, spread falsehoods, manipulate ‘likes,’ and distort public perception—abusing the system to mislead the people.”
When President Lee asked about the progress of the investigation, Interior and Safety Minister Yoon Ho-jung responded that the National Police Agency had established a dedicated task force. President Lee then remarked, “Tell them to report concrete results. This is extremely dirty.”
President Lee also questioned Han Sung-sook, Minister of SMEs and Startups and a former Naver executive, noting that she came from Korea’s largest portal company. “Given your background, I want to ask about the situation at your former workplace,” he said. “Isn’t it technically possible to roughly identify who is using macros, and which groups are acting in an organized manner in comment sections?”
Minister Han replied, “If you examine it technically, you can see cases where specific groups repeatedly post,” adding that “by linking comment profiles, it is possible to create lists showing who is posting comments and how frequently, and improvements are needed based on that.”
President Lee stressed that online troll farm activity is not merely an issue of defamation. “Manipulating rankings is not only obstruction of business; it is information manipulation and a direct threat to the democratic system,” he said. “I urge the police, prosecutors, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Justice to approach this with serious vigilance and ensure it is handled properly.”
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