Mobbere og ryktespredere kan ikke lenger skjule seg bak anonymitetens bekvemmelighet i Sør-Korea. I fremtiden må man oppgi full idenitet, med fødselsnummer, til internettleverandøren, som blir ansvarlig for innholdet, også i blogger.

Misbruket av chatterom har vært så stort at det har drevet minst to kjente personer til selvmord.

Cyber-bullies who plague internet chat rooms with obscene and insulting comments will be banned under the first national scheme to strip them of their anonymity.

People going online will be forced to provide their real names and social security numbers under a new law that makes internet portals responsible for policing message boards and weblogs.

The law has been introduced in South Korea, and is certain to be closely monitored by other countries where there is concern over online abuse.

The move, which is decried by some as an overly fierce infringement of online liberties, aims to curb the most damaging excesses of so-called “keyboard warriors” – people who concoct sex-scandals, fraud allegations and other libels that chiefly target figures in the public eye.
At least two Korean celebrities are believed to have committed suicide after being subjected to long-running and vicious internet campaigns.

Chat room bullies face end to their internet anonymity