Ko Young-wook, a victim cosplay on "No YouTube Lifetime"

Aug 27, 2024

 Ko Young-wook, a victim cosplay on 'No YouTube Lifetime'
Ko Young-wook was released from Seoul Southern Prison in 2015. Sports Chosun DB
Ko Young-wook, a former member of Lula, a group who was sentenced to prison for sexual assault of minors, expressed his feelings about being permanently removed from YouTube.

Ko Young-wook did not ask Star News " (about the reason for deleting the account on YouTube). (YouTube) is determined to get rid of (the account), but I wonder what is the point of a powerless individual doing that?" As for the activity plan, "Is it just that you're not motivated at the moment?"

Ko Young-wook opened a YouTube channel 'Go! Young-wook' on the 5th and was at the center of the controversy.

He led a shameful life. I start YouTube rambling to get out of my lethargic daily life because I think I'm getting old badly at home, and the first video exceeded 300,000 views in two weeks after its release.

However, as Ko Young-wook was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting or forcibly harassing three minors four times between July 2010 and December 2012, the view of his return was cold.

A national petition has also appeared to block Ko Young-wook's activities. YouTube has also changed its position, saying it does not impose any special sanctions. In accordance with its own regulations, Ko Young-wook's channel was deleted in 18 days. Ko Young-wook will never be able to use, own, or create a YouTube channel in his life.

According to the YouTube Creator Accountability Guidelines, actions can be taken to protect the community if the actions of creators on and off YouTube platforms harm YouTube users, communities, employees, and ecosystems. This includes cases of malicious harm to others, participating in abuse and violence, showing brutality, or participating in fraud or deception to substantially harm others.

In other words, the YouTube channel was deleted because of Ko Young-wook's criminal record of sexual assault against minors.

However, Ko Young-wook said on his personal account that "My YouTube channel seems to have been shut down overnight. I didn't post harmful content just because I was an ex-convict, but can I apply the rules that YouTube doesn't have to one individual. I've completed the punishment of the law, but some can and some can't. Is this right for equity?"





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