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[Opinion] President Lee: "Blocking Accounts with Profanity Is natural... 'Jwaaha-Ge' Is a Term Used Since the Moon Era"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 11th, "Accounts that throw filth and disrupt the public sphere must be blocked to maintain a healthy public sphere"...

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 11th, "Accounts that throw filth and disrupt the public sphere must be blocked to maintain a healthy public sphere"...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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On the 11th, President Lee Jae-myung mentioned the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon as the figure who reminded him of the importance of social media, stating, “Accounts that disrupt the public sphere must be blocked.” Regarding the expression “Jwaahage,” which recently sparked controversy after he used it on social media, he clarified that it was “not a term used by Ilbe (an extreme right-wing internet community), but one that has been used within…

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On the 11th, President Lee Jae-myung stated, “‘Jwaahage’ is not a term used on Ilbe, but one that has been used within the democratic reform camp since President Moon Jae-in’s era.” On that day, President Lee wrote on X (formerly Twitter), describing it as “a wordplay that playfully twists the word ‘audahage.’” Earlier...

Regarding the controversy surrounding the blocking of his social media accounts, President Lee Jae-myung stated that he does not block critical opinions themselves, clarifying that he only responds to accounts that habitually engage in abusive language and profanity. On the 11th, President Lee posted on his X (formerly Twitter) and explained his principles for operating social media by sharing a conversation he had with the late former Seoul Ma…

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한겨레 broke the news on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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