#seoul universities

[booskwan]

[gacha-incels]

archive link - a victim of the Seoul National University men’s “deepfake porn” chatrooms posted about here previously shares her statement to the court. this article is originally in english, coming from the Hankyoreh english version news site

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An SNU graduate victimized by malicious, sexually explicit deepfakes of her made by classmates appeals to the court to hold those responsible for the torment of her and women like her for the pain they have inflicted

In a Telegram channel with around 1,300 members, there are individual chat rooms for 70 colleges and universities across the country. The bolded text are names of universities. (captures from Telegram)

“We’re not whores or sluts; we don’t exist to satisfy somebody’s sexual urges. We’re dignified human beings, each with our own careers and dreams.”

That’s part of the statement that Ruma (a pseudonym) intends to submit to a Korean court. Ruma is one of several graduates of Seoul National University whose faces appeared on sexually explicit deepfakes that were produced and distributed by men they had studied with at university.

In July 2021, Ruma was sent pornographic deepfakes displaying her face by an anonymous individual on Telegram. In May 2024, three years after Ruma first learned about the crime, two perpetrators, both graduates of her university, were arrested. The perpetrators are currently on trial, charged with violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

Ruma first reported the crime to the police in July 2021, but for nearly two years, four separate police stations that looked into the case were unable to catch the perpetrators.

Nevertheless, Ruma didn’t give up. Instead, she teamed up with other victims to track down the criminals. “I was just hoping that nobody else would have to deal with this kind of pain,” she explained.

There have been several reports about the illegal distribution of pornographic deepfakes in certain university communities. The typical pattern of behavior goes like this: Pornographic deepfakes are created using photographs of “friends” or “acquaintances” at school or in the community, distributed on Telegram and shared with the victims as a form of bullying.

These victims are not to blame for what are obviously sex crimes. Nevertheless, they often feel unable to talk about the grievous harm they have suffered from people they know from their schools, jobs and local communities.

There seems to be a lack of awareness in Korean society about the pain suffered by individuals whose photographs have been manipulated to create these sexually explicit images. That is why we are sharing with our readers the statement that Ruma will be submitting to the Seoul Central District Court.   Ruma’s statement to the court

Your Honors,

First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for allowing me to share my story as a victim before the court. While preparing my statement, I reflected on the three years and one month that have passed from the time I was first harmed until the present.

That was when dozens of pornographic images digitally altered to include my face and videos of men masturbating to them were dropped in my lap by an anonymous account, when I saw multiple perpetrators insulting and mocking me in a chatroom where my photographs and personal information had been shared, and when, not long after that, I came to realize that all this had been perpetrated by people I’d studied with at university.

It turned out that while I’d been working on my doctorate overseas with the hope of shedding light on the lives and language of the underprivileged and helping to improve our schools and other institutions, my own university acquaintances had been calling me a “cum bucket,” “whore” and “slave” behind my back. Confronted with that fact, the world I thought I’d known came crashing down around me.

It was a nightmare having to face people whenever I woke up in the morning. For the first time since I was born, I found myself thinking I didn’t want to live in this world any longer. There’s a single reason I have nevertheless persevered in tracking down these criminals and bringing them to justice: Nobody should have to suffer as I have. Nobody should be objectified simply for being a woman. And nobody should be treated as a tool for soothing the inferiority complex of people such as the defendants in this case.

We’re not whores or sluts; we don’t exist to satisfy somebody’s sexual urges. We’re dignified human beings, each with our own careers and dreams. We must no longer remain silent when people, having forgotten those facts, eagerly commit wicked crimes that they attempt to justify by being online, in the arrogant assumption they will not be caught, and with contempt for the judicial system. We must not condone such people because they undermine trust in our society and devastate the lives of their victims.

Your Honors, if I may speak as the individual who has suffered more than anyone else because of this incident, undoing that harm could take years — indeed, it may take the rest of my life. My personal information and photographs, along with the deepfakes based on them, have already been distributed to any number of random people, and I’ve been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder for more than three years now. In addition, I’ll have to spend the rest of my life in fear and anxiety that numerous people who were involved in the crime but have not been apprehended may still be out there somewhere, still making use of the deepfakes of me.

For those reasons, it is urgent that these two defendants serve a prison sentence that fits their crime and that measures be taken to ensure that even after their release, they will live responsibly without harming other people. That’s the only way I will be able to regain faith in society and recover the strength to go on living. Your Honors, the judgment you render will be the first critical step in that process of recovery.

In consideration of the immense harm this incident has caused me and the dozens of other victims, the many people in our circles of friends and family members, and beyond that, our society as a whole, I earnestly petition you to give the defendants the most severe punishment available, without any clemency.

By Park Hyun-jung, staff reporter

[yang-jin-seo]

Day 41 🌸

2024.4.13

*카페에서 공부

[without-ado]

Seoul, South Korea from the ISS

[eutanasya]

Lookism 535

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a (planned to be) 8-hour sit in at Seoul National University, the top university in Korea

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

Water boosts catalytic recycling efficiency for plastic waste

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental threat posed by increased plastic consumption and disposal, contributing to its pollution, is also bigger than ever. Considering that only one-tenth of all plastic waste is recycled, new technologies that can help tackle this growing problem are urgently required. Catalytic recycling techniques, such as hydrogenolysis and hydrocracking, are emerging chemical processes that can break down plastic waste into simpler components using catalysts. Traditional recycling involves melting and remolding plastics into lower-quality materials, whereas catalytic recycling can convert plastics into valuable chemicals and fuels, enabling a more sustainable and efficient reuse. Though certainly promising, catalytic recycling methods need further refinements before they are ready for adoption on an industrial scale.

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[everyoneswoo]

[240427] Follow Again to Seoul - D1

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[student-gotta-go-blog]

Day 72/100 of productivity

Saturday, October 12th

I had a very active week and I didn't sleep well since last Sunday. I'm gonna say that is the reason as to why I nearly fainted at work today and had to be picked up by my roommate. After my lunch break, I suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded. Before I knew it, my manager was holding me up.

I didn't do anything particularly productive today, nothing 'traditionally' productive, at least. I managed to make dinner for myself and did my dishes immediately after. That is a win in my book. Since i didn't take any photos, have some more pics from random cafes I visited in and around Seoul. Cheese Industry is an absolute favourite of mine. Their cheese foam jasmine iced tea is heavenly.

I will rest tomorrow, and if I still feel shaken, I promise to take Monday off, too.

[kyungdodohyun]

Kyung Dohyun (경도현) from SNU Team

University War / 대학전쟁 (2023)

[chogiwa6192]

Junkbook Shop

In light of my immanent move to South Korea, I am opening an (unofficial) shop for my craft! My hobby is called junkbooking, and it's similar to scrapbooking except each page is based off of a color or a concept. I have pages based on color, as well as some based on different Stray Kids songs or the boys themselves!

If you don't see something you like but would like something like this, feel free to message me and we can work on a commission. When I move to Korea, I won't have my materials so commissions are open until August 18th, 2024. I only have stickers for Stray Kids, so I will be unable to accept K-pop commissions for other groups.

The quantity of each page is exactly one, as each one is unique! To peruse the shop This Link will take you to Google photos where you can see all of the pages up for grabs and the prices attached! Every craft is under $8!

To place an order please fill out this form!

Thank you and happy browsing!

[its-zaina]

Seoul National University, The capital, Seoul- Korea🇵🇸.

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[gacha-incels]

warning: the following images have text in english discussing subjects like CSEM (child sexual exploitation material), deepfake AI pornography, disturbing language. the few images included are completely blurred and have a mosaic filter so you see nothing. lmk if I need to add any more tags to the post. these are images already posted in english by queenarchive1 (formerly guiltyarchive) on twitter. incidents like these are becoming increasingly common with massive amounts of victims. queenarchive1 has a post up right now with almost 7mil views warning female students in a specific city to take down all selfies because men are deepfaking them nude and then blackmailing them with these photos.

[yang-jin-seo]

Day 157

2025.2.4

[causeilikelix]

I don't know many people from this blog but I am bursting from the seams to scream my news to the world, so here goes.

I got accepted to Yonsei University's graduate program for a MA in Korean Studies and I have to be there by the first week of September!!!!!!

I'm gonna be a nervous wreck as I prepare for this but I'm in the process of writing part three to Rose Garden, so I'll try to keep that up!

[anxious-glow]

2024.02.10.

I finished my part of the essay and told my partner to cross check it so we can edit it together in the following days. I want to enjoy the holidays by not writing cover letters since the companies aren’t working at the moment anyways. So I spent the rest of the day, reading my book that my professor gave me. I actually hate it and I think it’s boring. I hate novels and he knows it which is why he bought me fiction books so I can gain appreciation for them, but I still don’t like them. After this book, I have one more thick book I have to read just because he bought it for me and I didn’t wanna let him down.

Something funny happened today. I was cross reading my partner’s part of the essay and skimmed through her bibliography. I saw a familiar name in the references, and apparently my partner cited an article written by my sister! What a coincidence! Even I didn’t know that she had published an article. What are the odds of my partner, finding an article written by my sister on international relations without me knowing ?I was so surprised- it felt like destiny. I hope to publish an article of my own someday, someday soon.