23-year-old woman at carrot market, “It’s hard to eat and live, so give it to me … 500,000 won a month”

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On the 19th it was confirmed that a post that said “Sell yourself” was published on the carrot market, a mobile platform for trading used goods. Previously, in the carrot market, there was a platform liability issue, such as “Sending a 36-week-old newborn baby for adoption for 200,000 won” and “selling to people with disabilities.”

On the 18th, Mr. A, who introduced himself as a 23-year-old woman in Hadae-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, registered as a product by posting a full-body photo and personal information. It has not been confirmed if the person in the picture is Mr. A himself or if he registered himself.

The sales amount for the platform is listed as 100 won, but the text says “200 (10,000 won) in advance and 50 (10,000 won) per month.” Mr A wrote: “A child who eats well, sleeps well, cleans well and eats well.”

The post has now been removed. The account the post was posted to was also suspended due to “misuse of the service.”

Meanwhile, the Carrot Market announced on the 6th that it has introduced the ‘Community Guidelines’ to eradicate illegal posts and will take sanctions against illegal posts. ▶ Sell life, such as family, friends, acquaintances, etc. ▶ Sell bodies and organs ▶ Give up the preciousness of life for yourself ▶ Request murder or request violence.

Previously, on the 30th of last month, the controversy arose with the title of “selling to the disabled” and an image of a young man. The police decided on the 9th to seek protection because the editor is a criminal under the age of 14 and the victim does not want to be punished.

On the 16th of last month, a message was posted saying “I will adopt a child” along with two photos of the newborn. A woman in her twenties, who was the biological mother of a child, was charged with attempting to trade with children under the Child Welfare Act on day 2.

For users who posted illegal posts, depending on the severity of the issue, the policy is not to post posts, force logout, restrict temporary or permanent use of the service, and link with investigative agencies.

In particular, users who have engaged in acts that are harmful to health such as requesting or promoting unhealthy encounters, massages, etc., prostitution or equivalent, deliberately requesting or selling used underwear, etc., are definitively expelled so that they do not they can get back together.

Reporter Go Seok-hyun [email protected]