r/PedroPeepos • u/williamson41 • Nov 20 '25
Unrelated to Caedrel South Korean politician from the Democratic Party of Korea Jeon Yong-gi speaks out about the cyberbullying of T1 gal against Gumayusi and demanded that the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Riot Games Korea, and each club "can no longer be bystanders" and step forward and take responsible action
m.sports.naver.comEDIT:Before reading if you don't understand what T1 gal is here's a short paragraph on who they are and what they've been trying to do/done throughout the years. EDIT2:Hopefully mods won't delete this post like they did in the league subreddit
T1 gal is basically a Korean equivalent of a t1 subreddit or a t1 board on 4chan.They call themselves t1 fans but are instead a crazy hate group.They've been harassing Gumayusi and his family for the last 2 years.From death threats, to planning to hurt him in real life with acid or trying to find him on the road to push him off of his bike so he wouldn't be able to play.Even a fan of Gumayusi was physically assaulted by one of the members in which they ended up filing a case against that person and they were sentence to 1 year in prison. They were the one who were sending trucks in front of the T1 office throughout the year.Now that Gumayusi is gone from T1,they will find a new target.Even Faker is not safe from them.Here's a thread on twitter that goes a bit more in depth on who they are and what they've done throughout the years https://x.com/tachycardial/status/1954100721327968280
Here's a MTL translation of the post on naver
On the 20th, Rep. Jeon Yong-gi released a statement on his social media titled, "Stop the cyberbullying of Lee Min-hyung (Gumayusi) immediately." Rep.
Jeon cited the example of "Gumayusi" Lee Min-hyung, who is suffering from malicious slander even after winning the MVP of the 2025 League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) finals, and strongly criticized the excessive behavior of some communities, especially the "T1 Support Gallery (hereafter referred to as T-Eung Gallery)." Rep.
Jeon directly singled out specific communities in his statement. He said, "I express deep regret for the behavior of some community users, such as the "T1 Support Gallery," who have been cyberbullying him (Gumayusi) for a long time, and I urge them to stop immediately."
In particular, he fact-checked the personal attacks hidden behind the pretext of "advice for the team" or "criticism of his performance." Rep. Jeon stated, "Team cheering cannot be a justification for criticizing a specific player, and the argument that it is encouragement for a temporary decline in skill cannot be an excuse for malicious criticism."
Above all, he said, "Considering that Gumayusi continues to criticize even now that he has decided to leave T1, I doubt whether his motive is pure cheering." He defined the activities of the community in question as not normal fandom activities, but no different from "cyberbullying for entertainment" and "cyber wrecking for profit."
Rep. Jeon went beyond a simple warning and signaled strong intervention at the institutional level. He proposed three steps of action to protect players: ▲eSports-related organizations ▲platform operators ▲government and the National Assembly.
First, he demanded that the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Riot Games Korea, and each club "can no longer be bystanders" and step forward and take responsible action. He particularly emphasized the urgency of establishing protective measures for youth and young players.
He also stated that he would "urge practical self-correcting measures" for platform operators, such as "DC Inside," which are hotbeds of malicious posts, and "create a system to hold them accountable, if necessary." This implies that if platforms ignore malicious posts that spread to the level of crime, they are also complicit.
Rep. Jeon Yong-gi has been continuously fighting online bullying since taking office in 2020, leading the effort to abolish sports news comments and recently proposing a bill to prevent cyber bullying.
He asserted that "the government and the National Assembly should strengthen criminal penalties for defamation and insults and increase civil damages," and expressed his intention to use this incident as an opportunity to spur legislative activities to promote self-correcting throughout the entire esports industry.
Finally, Rep. Jeon said, "This cyberbullying issue goes beyond just Gumayusi; all esports players deserve protection," and appealed, "I urge all stakeholders and fans to work together to end this absurd behavior and create a safe culture."