Friday 30 September 2022 07:47 AM BTS' record label Big Hit Music files lawsuit against online trolls attacking ... trends now
Korean record label Big Hit Music, the label for K-Pop supergroup, has filed a new lawsuit aimed at trolls attacking the group.
The label released a statement on the Korean social media platform WeVerse, revealing they are going after trolls who are spreading misinformation about the group.
While the label didn't specify what was information was being spread, they credited the group's massive fanbase - collectively known as the BTS Army - for reporting one particular troll.
Lawsuit: Korean record label Big Hit Music, the label for K-Pop supergroup, has filed a new lawsuit aimed at trolls attacking the group
Statement: The label released a statement on the Korean social media platform WeVerse, revealing they are going after trolls who are spreading misinformation about the group
'Our company regularly initiates legal proceedings against perpetrators of malicious activities related to BTS, including defamation, personal attacks, sexual harassment, the spread of groundless information, and ill-intentioned criticism,' the statement began.
'We have recently filed additional criminal complaints against postings with personal attacks and defamation using new information provided by fans as well as collected through our monitoring initiatives,' the label added.
'We have found multiple defamation postings containing false information about the artists on platforms in and outside of Korea,' they added, while revealing there is one specific individual they are going after.
Legal: 'Our company regularly initiates legal proceedings against perpetrators of malicious activities related to BTS, including defamation, personal attacks, sexual harassment, the spread of groundless information, and ill-intentioned criticism,' the statement began
Criminal: 'We have recently filed additional criminal complaints against postings with personal attacks and defamation using new information provided by fans as well as collected through our monitoring initiatives,' the label added
'We also have found