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Case chronology
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-organized videos and community posts.
Related documents
DOC-0042AI webtoon boycott and copyright discussionSources
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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.