Ceremony held for 'No Hate Comments Day'

Students across the country participate in a seven-day campaign from May 17 to 23 to mark "No Hate Comments Day." May 23 was designated by Sunfull Foundation as "No Hate Comments Day," with an aim to promote civility online and posting of positive comments. Courtesy of Sunfull Foundation

By Lee Hyo-jin

Students and teachers from over 40 schools in the country have participated in a seven-day campaign from May 17 to 23 calling for the eradication of malicious comments online, according to the Sunfull Foundation.

The foundation also held a virtual ceremony on Monday, marking "No Hate Comments Day." It was the first such event to be held through a metaverse platform after the ceremony was launched on May 23, 2007, to tackle cyberbullying and online hate comments.

According to the foundation, students and teachers engaged in various events over the past week to promote civility online and the posting of positive comments, by displaying banners and attending education programs.

Moreover, the so-called "No Hate Comments Day Challenge," where participants upload a photo of themselves holding a banner with positive comments and then nominate three more people to do the same, has encouraged people from other countries such as the United States, Cambodia, India and New Zealand to join.

"May 23 was designated as 'No Hate Comments Day' with the hope that people should acknowledge the seriousness of malicious comments for at least one day a year. The Sunfull movement has greatly contributed to children's education," said Min Byoung-chul, chairman of the Sunfull Foundation.

The foundation was established in 2007 by Min, an English educator and chair professor at Chung-Ang University, to tackle the growing problem of cyberbullying and online hate speech.

Since its establishment, over 820,000 people from 7,000 schools and other organizations have participated in the campaign, while the number of positive comments posted online by the participants has surpassed 9.6 million.

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