“I couldn’t find a lawyer.”
The first trial of the lawsuit filed by YouTuber Ppakga(a man in his 30s, Mr.Park)seeking damages from BJ Gwajeop Seyeon(real name In Seyeon)has been postponed by one month.

Judge Im Bok-gyu of Civil Division 1005 of the Seoul Central District Court postponed the first hearing date for the 30 million won damages lawsuit filed by Gwajeop Seyeon against Bbaekga to July 22nd.The trial was originally scheduled to be held on that day, but Bbaekga filed a request to change the date, stating that “it is difficult to appoint a lawyer,” and the court accepted this.

Ppakga also submitted a request for a video trial, saying, “I am afraid of my identity being exposed,” asking to attend the trial via video, but this was denied.In the end, he was just wasting time without being able to attend the trial, without a video, and without a lawyer.

● ‘Cyberwreck’ anonymity did not work in court
Last September, Juicy Se-yeon filed a civil suit against Bbaekga on YouTube, claiming that he had made groundless claims that she had “had sex for money” and that she had “gambled in Las Vegas.” At the time, Juicy Se-yeon stated that she “suffered from social stigma, mental distress, and insomnia.”

The problem is that Bbaekga is an anonymous YouTuber with tight security.He creates content while hiding his face, name, age, and even address.He wears goggles, and even his voice is a planned ‘cyber character’.

However, the Juice Se-yeon side utilized the US discovery system.Attorney Jeong Gyeong-seok of the law firm Liu accepted some of the request for discovery of evidence in the Northern California federal court, and obtained some of the personal information of Bbaekga, such as real name, date of birth, address, and email, from Google.In the end, the real face behind the goggles was submitted to the court.

He is a YouTuber with 1.1 million subscribers.After a video about deepfake sex crimes in the past, he uploaded a video mocking women who were concerned about it, and his YouTube monetization was suspended.At that time, he wrote on the YouTube community, “I have nothing to lose since my income has been blocked anyway.I will fight with all my might.”

But this time, he was not able to go all-out as he said.Without a legal representative and being denied a video trial, he is holding on behind his glasses.

Meanwhile, other lawsuits against Bbaekga are continuing.Webtoon artist Joo Ho-min requested a fact-finding inquiry into Bbaekga, but Bbaekga requested a restriction on access to it, and the court accepted it.It is still unclear whether Joo Ho-min will file a lawsuit.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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