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Case chronology
Two AI webtoon boycott catalogues list episodes dated 2 June
The catalogues credited to ai보이콧 and hayn**** both list boycott episodes dated 2 June. Their descriptions oppose unauthorised collection of images.
Kyunghyang Shinmun reports on boycott and AI restrictions in webtoon competitions
Contemporaneous reporting records boycott posts and NAVER's denial of training use, and states that NAVER's second competition round and Kakao's guerrilla competition restricted AI works.
News1 reports Korean webtoon creators’ anti-AI posts and a platform response
News1 reports posts opposing AI webtoons in NAVER’s Challenge comics section. Participants object to unauthorised appropriation of works; the platform says it is discussing rules.
Research question
Studies protest circulation through creators’ self-organised videos and community posts.
Related documents
DOC-0042AI webtoon boycott and copyright discussionDOC-0307AI webtoon boycottDOC-0308AI webtoon boycottDOC-0309NAVER and Kakao webtoon competitions: “AI use prohibited; only hand-drawn human works eligible”DOC-0442“Do not steal my drawings”: an “AI-webtoon boycott” in NAVER WEBTOON’s Challenge comics sectionDOC-04432023 NAVER WEBTOON “Greatest on Earth” competitionSources
경향신문 / Daum · KO · 2023-06-05
머니투데이 · KO · 2023-06-04
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “AI Webtoon Boycott / South Korean webtoon boycott.” case-0032. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.