Seoul Rushes Internet Bill Over Choi Jin-sil’s Suicide

SEOUL: The ruling party in South Korea is seeking to speed up legislation of a Bill to regulate the Internet after a top actress apparently killed herself over malicious cyber rumours.
The body of Choi Jin-sil, with a rope made out of bandages around her neck, was found in her apartment about two weeks ago.
Dubbed ‘the [...]

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Popular Hallyu Actress Choi Jin-sil Dead In Apparent Suicide

SEOUL, South Korea — A popular South Korean actress depressed after a divorce and distraught over online rumors was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, hours after she sent a text message saying “take care of my children no matter what happens.”
Choi Jin-sil, 39, known as “The Nation’s Actress,” is believed to have hanged [...]

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Web Rumors Tied to Korean Choi Jin-sil’s Suicide

SEOUL, South Korea — One of South Korea’s most famous actresses was found dead in her home on Thursday in what the police called a suicide. They linked her death to malicious online rumors, a growing social problem in South Korea, which has one of the world’s most active online communities and one of its [...]

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