Tuesday, November 20, 2018 
Pledis Entertainment is taking legal action to defend their artists.
On November 20, the agency made the announcement on their official homepage. Pledis stated, "As we have previously stated, we are taking strict legal action against the spreading of malicious content and false information regarding our artists. We're once again here to announce that we have gathered the PDF files that fans have reported to us via email and have also collected data on our own for legal action."
The label emphasized there will be no agreements or settlements made with the malicious netizens who have defamed the characters of their artists.
Lastly, Pledis expressed appreciation, stating, "We appreciate those who give love to our artists. We promise to try our best in protecting our artists through continuous monitoring and active action."
1
do these treats against malicious comments from netizens even work? Everyday i read another article saying BIG HIT or SM or JYP will take legal action against comments.
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I saw an article about some of the commentators getting fines and other punishments. I just can’t remember which company it was. So yes it does work because some won’t spread them if they think they would get in trouble. South Korea has strict laws concerning the topic