During the Chinese New Year this year, it was suddenly reported that Taiwanese Internet celebrity "Goodnight Chicken" was beaten and lost contact in the Sihanoukville Park in Cambodia. However, it was later revealed by the Cambodian police that everything was self-directed and staged. The whole thing was reversed and reversed. What happened? ? Today, let us talk about the "Goodnight Chick Cambodian Incident"! Hiho~ Hello everyone, I am Zhiqi! During the Chinese New Year, news related to the Internet celebrity "Goodnight Chicken" became the focus of the news. Some people are curious about who is the Goodnight Chicken? Some people were busy rescuing him , and some were questioning the authenticity of the whole incident from the beginning. After Goodnight Chicken and his friends were arrested by the Cambodian police and prepared to go to jail , although the matter seemed to have come to an end, we still had some problems in the process. I saw a lot of different discussions , for example, why did Goodnight Chicken fake it? Why does the Cambodian police seem to be acting so fast this time? On the other hand, Taiwan seems to be helpless in the face of this kind of fraud by Internet celebrities , so what’s the matter? So before we start today’s discussion, let’s go into some business service time! 【Who is Goodnight Chicken? 】 The 31-year-old "Goodnight Chicken" is an adventure live broadcaster in Taiwan. Most of his videos are themed "horror adventure". He can often be seen live broadcasting in abandoned buildings. Goodnight Chicken is in Taipei City on November 7, 2020. During a live broadcast in an abandoned hospital, he came across a hanging mummy. After calling the police, he found that he had accidentally solved a missing person case. This incident made him famous and he received red envelopes from his family to thank him, which gradually accumulated under his continuous management. Fans who love to pursue excitement follow Goodnight Chicken . As of the time of the incident, there were 129,000 YouTube subscribers and a Facebook fan page with 190,000 followers. Later, Goodnight Chicken also began to explore abroad. For example, in May 2023, he was in Japan. The suspected supernatural phenomena captured during the live broadcast of the horror hospital once became a hot topic on the Internet at that time. However, this year's "Cambodia Adventure Trip" during the Chinese New Year caused an uproar , and Goodnight Chicken's popularity directly "jumped to the international level" [What Happened in Cambodia] ? 】 On the evening of February 12, 2024, Goodnight Chicken claimed in the live broadcast that he had come to the "Kaibo Park" in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, which is commonly known as the fraud park. However, halfway through the live broadcast, he was raided by unknown persons and was suspected of being beaten. The scene fell into After a period of chaos , the live broadcast was shut down by a person in military uniform until early in the morning. Good Night Chicken's wife and friends started a live broadcast to confirm that they had lost contact with Good Night Chicken and the accompanying tour guide. That's it, Good Night Chicken He lost contact all night and did not appear again until the afternoon of February 13th to report that he was safe through a live broadcast. However, during the live broadcast, he looked nervous , his clothes were torn, half of his hair was shaved, and there were many injuries on his body. He was running while running. He explained that he was beaten by local soldiers yesterday, his belongings were looted, and his movements were controlled. He barely escaped this afternoon, but he was afraid of being caught, so he hid in the hotel first. After explaining, he immediately closed the live broadcast. That was because the situation involved Personal safety, so fans, media, and police are very concerned about this matter . In Taiwan, the Criminal Bureau learned about the situation from the Cambodian police through channels. After receiving the news , Kuoch Chamroeun, the governor of Sihanoukville, Cambodia , also expressed his concern. The Book Publishing and Literature Association is looking for Good Night Chicken. However, at this time, more and more villagers began to feel that there was something "weird" about Good Night Chicken's experience and words ? [Is Goodnight Chicken really kidnapped? 】 First of all, many people question why Good Night Chicken still has a way to broadcast live if it is really running for its life ? Moreover, if he was really robbed, why wasn't his phone taken away? In addition, some people think that the reactions of relatives and friends are also unusual. Good Night Chicken has been missing all night, but the family actually chose to broadcast live instead of actively calling the police for help. This matter was initiated by the Criminal Bureau, and the Criminal Bureau also confirmed that Good Night Chicken The place where the live broadcast happened was not the "Kaibo Park" as he claimed , but the abandoned "Jinshui Park" . These doubts made many people begin to question whether Good Night Chicken was really kidnapped? In response to this, on the night of the 13th, another adventure Internet celebrity "A Nao" who is Good Night Chicken's friend said excitedly through the live broadcast, "No one will joke with their own lives!" He said that they have contacted relevant people to prepare to rescue Good Night Chicken. Quickly, the next day the Cambodian police announced that they had successfully found Good Night Chicken , and as expected, his friend Ah Nao, who supported him, also appeared on the screen. But not only were they handcuffed, the subsequent development was also very different from what they claimed. Same thing [Good Night Chicken was arrested] The Cambodian police announced that this kidnapping case was directed and performed by the Good Night Chicken group. The two people even knelt down in front of the provincial governor "Kuoch Chamroeun" and begged for forgiveness , but Two days later, the two were still sentenced to 2 years in prison by a Cambodian court for violating the crime of "inciting and creating social unrest" and were fined 4 million riel. After serving their sentences, they were deported and banned from entering Cambodia for life. Discussions in Taiwan after this verdict was released It is also becoming more and more popular. Some people think that the extremely high "case handling efficiency" of the Cambodian police and courts is really pleasing to the people. Because these days, many Internet celebrities do all kinds of messy things for the sake of traffic , so this incident may serve as a warning . Some people think that, Everyone used to think that Cambodia’s security was very poor. As a result, our internet celebrity went to make fake news and had to rely on the other side’s police to handle the case and arrest the person. On the other hand, our judicial unit acted slowly, which is really embarrassing. But at the same time, many lawyers felt that the two men were sentenced quickly. In fact, it is not a good thing [quick trial and quick decision, isn’t it bad? 】 The main idea behind this position is that Cambodia’s judiciary does not seem to protect the rights and interests of the “defendant.” First of all, generally speaking, the principle of “presumption of innocence” should be followed during trials. There should be no pretrial judgment before a complete investigation and litigation process. However, this incident only lasted 3 days from arrest to sentencing, which makes people wonder whether they really completed the process completely? Is there a lawyer to defend the defendant? Is it possible that Good Night Chicken was actually kidnapped but Cambodia used unfair means to force him to confess? In addition, some lawyers believe that even if the evidence of Good Night Chicken is indeed conclusive , it is a bit controversial for the official to convict it on the charge of "inciting and creating social unrest". Is the content of his video really to the extent of "creating social unrest"? What is the standard determined by the court? What is the basis for sentencing? In a situation where time is tight and there may even be a lack of defense lawyers, these issues that should be discussed in court are likely to become "the court has the final say." On the other hand, some people are very confused about the Cambodian fraud in the past few years. When the epidemic was rampant, the police did not feel so active. Is there any special reason for arresting people this time ? [Why did the Cambodian police make such a big move to arrest people? 】 Regarding this issue, most comments believe that this may be because the negative image in the past few years has impacted Cambodia’s people’s livelihood! According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the number of foreign arrivals to Cambodia in 2019 was 3.8 million, of which Chinese tourists accounted for nearly 40%. However, by the first half of 2023, Chinese tourists accounted for only 10%, which has seriously affected Cambodia’s tourism industry . The chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Cambodia (PATACC) said that rampant fraud groups previously made Cambodia considered an "unsafe country." This may be the reason why Chinese tourists are timid. Therefore, in recent years, the Cambodian authorities are trying to save Cambodia's international reputation. To them, the video showing them launching an "anti-fraud operation" to clear out the fraud complex seemed to be directly challenging the bottom line. After the incident, the Prime Minister of Cambodia even called on the judiciary not to commute sentences or grant amnesty because he would not allow anyone to continue. Although statements like this will indeed make some people doubt the credibility of Cambodia 's judiciary , most of the voices in Taiwan may be applauding because in recent years, Internet celebrities seem to have become more and more out of control. But our government units always seem to be helpless [Is there a solution to the problem of internet celebrity chaos? 】 Many people believe that there have been many examples of "influencer fraud" on the Internet in Taiwan in recent years. The relatively minor ones may be like fabricating one's own experiences and creating a specific persona to gain attention . The more serious ones may involve business. Behaviors such as false propaganda information , or some people will provide false information on certain social issues , causing social confrontation and panic, etc. In response to such chaos, some people think that the government and the platform should take action and legislate to regulate the situation. We have put forward corresponding regulations for self-media content and online live broadcasts. For example, some people have suggested that because Internet celebrity is now considered a profession , the government may plan some kind of "Internet celebrity license". If he violates the law in the future, the license can be revoked directly. However, Some people think that it is almost impossible to legislate and regulate , or that it may be more dangerous to continue doing so. First of all, how do we define "Internet celebrity"? Why are only Internet celebrities the objects of control? What exactly is the standard for “crossing the line”? Is there really a way for us to come up with a standard that everyone can agree on? In addition, many people are worried that this law may reduce people's "freedom of speech". If this standard is decided by the government or a few people, it may even become a tool for the state to control public opinion . Therefore, there is also a group of people who feel that it is not necessary to demand Who will manage all of this may still have to go back to the audience and Internet celebrities to deal with the Internet celebrity part, which requires them to be self-disciplined, while the audience part must work hard to strengthen their media literacy ability and see untrue things. Report or skip the content. As long as fewer people pay attention to it, the content will be less lethal. Internet celebrities will also give up producing such content because there is no traffic . [Our point of view] During our research, we found that as early as two years ago , Good Night Little Chicken once lied in Taiwan that he was chased by street gangs with knives and was brought to justice by the police under the "Social Order Maintenance Act." Although the judge later thought that the content of the rumor spread in Good Night Chicken's video was not specific enough , he was not prosecuted . This record may have made many people have a bad impression of him , so after this incident, in addition to being angry, many people may also feel "embarrassed" . From our observation, this feeling of shame may not be limited to Good Night Chicken. It may also reflect that many people are usually very dissatisfied with the various traffic-chasing behaviors of Internet celebrities. They usually make trouble in Taiwan, but this time they have made trouble abroad. It is really embarrassing , but if we want to discuss how to reduce or control it We think it is really not easy to see similar chaos involving Internet celebrities. The difference in judicial treatment between Cambodia and Taiwan may just show the differences in the attitudes of the two countries towards "freedom of speech." In fact, the "Digital Intermediary Law" in previous years 〉 The government also tried to reduce the problem of false information through legal means , but it was too controversial at the time to pass. This means that at least at this stage, most people still feel that any control of speech needs to be more cautious. Well, we ourselves feel that if we want to balance information accuracy and freedom of speech, we can check and balance it through commercial mechanisms , such as reporting false information and refusing to view content creators to reduce their income . This is indeed a very reasonable solution. But if we think about it from another angle, if some organizations Or the unit is willing to invest a lot of resources to spread false information for a specific purpose , so the prevention effect through commercial mechanisms should be very limited . So in the end, a two-pronged approach of strengthening everyone's media literacy and combining commercial mechanisms may be a relatively complete direction. ! But we have discussed this part many times before. Generally speaking, we still find it difficult to think of a faster, more effective but risk-free method . But this is just our idea. Finally today, we would like to invite you to Let’s discuss what we should do better when faced with the problem of “Internet celebrities providing false information” ? Finally, if you like today's video, please share it so that more people can participate in the discussion related to the "Goodnight Chicken Cambodia" incident! 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