Korean slang profile

디지털 단두대

dijiteol dandudae

An online campaign to collectively block celebrities’ accounts and cut off attention and influence.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: 디지털단두대
Earliest source found: Sep 25, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
디지털 단두대라는 말이 어떤 차단 운동을 가리키는지 기사로 확인했다.
I checked an article to see which blocking campaign 디지털 단두대 referred to.

02Documented history

September 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

이투데이 used this name in 2024 for a campaign to block the social media accounts of celebrities who remained silent about war. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[이투데이 말투데이] 곤이지지(困而知之)/디지털 단두대 (이투데이)Published Sep 25, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026