As hard as it is to watch, parents need to see this. We all know there are dangers on the internet however this is just horrible and it only takes one click to ruin your child's life. And it is real - I can tell you that it is worldwide and it just doesn't happen to girls as I recently saw a news warning in Chicago suburbs where a teen boy left a suicide note describing the same exact thing that happened to him. When I first heard about it I thought how could this happen. Thank goodness the investigation took place and the biggest offenders were arrested but the after affects and more dangers are still out there.
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror
2022 [KOREAN]
Action / Crime / Documentary
Plot summary
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
February 05, 2023 at 08:11 PM
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Parents Need To See This
Harrowing Case - Drawn out doco
Deeply disturbing case that all should be aware of.
I just wish the case was told with less fillers (animations, slow motion walking, lengthy text message tappings etc). It led to a very slow tempo documentary.
The fillers could have been traded for attention to the court case, the impact this case has made to modern society and legal implications of cyber crimes.
It's a trap
It's harrowing .. the way it starts ... now of course, watching this and reading what is happening in a chat, you have the time to reflect, you hopefully also have the notion to understand that this is ... a rabbit hole or whatever you want to call it. You know the girl is digging her own hole by "accepting" the premises and just going with what she is supposed to do - to not be exposed ... it is really horrific, what some people are able to do (and get away with).
This is a documentary about the dangers of the internet and how things (data) can be easily accessed or stolen. The important thing is not to shame and/or blame the victims. We all have done things and mistakes at some point in our lives. The way those "mistakes" get exploited here is really shameful.
As are not just those who shared and made girls do things that should be private. Or only made public if it is consensual. Which nothing here is. We don't see anything explicit (things get blurred to protect the victims or whistleblowers) and that is more than ok.
What is anything but ok: all the people who participated (knowingly) in this sick little group and not only paid for the suffering of others, but relished in it ... did this go anywhere? Did anyone actually was being accountable? If you don't already know how this "resolved" (I didn't) the documentary is here to answer those questions.
It may be a bit too long, but it does work overall ... even if it is anything but an easy watch.