Why Did More Than 200,000 Koreans Petition to Shutter a Popular Website? · Global Voices

An online petition started on January 25, 2018, called for the South Korean government to ban a website called Ilbe Storehouse, claiming it is full of hate speech against women, liberals, and ethnic and sexual minorities. The site was founded in 2010 as a daily collection of popular online information. Unlike other web forums in Korea, the site does not have a username system. Such a setting is designed to uphold the principle of anonymity. That, alongside its non-hierarchical structure among users, has attracted many young people who seek to defy mentorship and authority.