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I would like to file a criminal complaint over YouTube comments; what are the requirements?

I am a YouTuber who runs a crafting channel on YouTube. Since last month, there has been someone who continuously comes to my channel and posts malicious comments. At first it was mild behavior that could be ignored, but lately it has gone too far, with insults about my family, personal attacks, and the spreading of false facts. I can endure everything else, but I cannot tolerate insults against my family. Seoul criminal attorney, how should I go about filing a criminal complaint over YouTube comments?

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Hello. I am a Seoul criminal attorney.

We are very sorry to hear that you are suffering from malicious comments while running a crafting YouTube channel.

A criminal complaint over YouTube comments can be pursued as a defamation complaint or a cyber defamation complaint.

Insult is established when social reputation is lowered through abstract, contemptuous expressions without stating a fact, and the requirements of specificity and publicity must also be met.

The punishment is imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine not exceeding 2 million won.

If the malicious comments contain false facts, cyber defamation may be established.

For this, the punishment is more severe, being imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won, or imprisonment for up to 7 years or a fine not exceeding 50 million won.

You may think that a complaint is difficult because YouTube uses overseas servers, but the perpetrator can be identified through IP tracing and requests for international cooperation by investigative agencies, so please rest assured.

After you have sufficiently secured evidence, such as screenshots of the malicious comments, the times of writing, and URLs, you can submit the complaint, and it is effective to respond systematically with the help of Daeryun Law LLC.

If you need the assistance of an expert for a criminal complaint over YouTube comments, please reach out to a Seoul criminal attorney at any time.