The president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has demanded a thorough inquiry into digital sex offences employing AI-generated content, citing growing concerns over the spread of deepfake pornography. President Yoon underlined during a Cabinet meeting how urgent it is to fight the rapid proliferation of deepfake videos on social media and how anyone might become a victim of these crimes. In addition to looking into and identifying perpetrators, he asked authorities to put in place educational initiatives to promote a more positive internet culture.
Dangerous Distribution of Deep Fake Pornography
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Deepfake technology is becoming the main tool for producing sexually explicit content. It uses artificial intelligence to superimpose a person’s face onto another’s body in videos or photographs. The situation in South Korea became even more serious after it was discovered that a Telegram chatroom operating since 2020 was distributing deepfake photos of more than 30 female students from Inha University. Approximately 1,200 people participated in the conversation, which also shared the victims’ addresses and phone numbers.
The problem goes beyond one chat room. There have been reports of similar activity in other Telegram channels associated with other military units and educational institutions, where offenders have created and disseminated deepfake pornography using artificial intelligence systems. Over 100 channels—one with 133,400 subscribers—were found to be involved in the spread of such content when using Telemetrio, a tool for locating Telegram chatrooms.
Government Reaction and Upcoming Initiatives
The Ministry of Education in South Korea has directed regional educational offices to look into and report any instances of deepfake contents that include pupils in response to the situation. The Korea Communications Standards Commission declared that it will intensify its efforts by adding more monitoring personnel to handle situations quickly and establishing a specific reporting channel for deepfake pornography. They are also starting to communicate directly with Telegram in order to address these problems more successfully.
Comparing the government’s campaign against illegal substances to that of digital crimes, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo emphasised the need for tough action against the former. He also advocated for thorough instruction on the dangers of improper usage of digital technology. In order to prevent deepfake sex crimes and advocate for harsher sentences for perpetrators, the Democratic Party of Korea has suggested creating a task team.
Continued Crackdown and Prospects
With the aim of arresting and identifying individuals involved in the creation and dissemination of this material, the Special 7 months of the Deep Fark content crime has begun to be suppressed by the National Police Agency (KNPA). This organization applies laws in cooperation with local, state, and federal institutions, uses deep fake detection tools, and retains other countries as needed.
Cases involving minors will receive extra attention, and the KNPA pledges to execute the law more strictly in these situations.
Deepfake pornography is becoming more and more prevalent in South Korea, which serves as a clear warning about the risks associated with technological advancement and has prompted the government to take swift measures to safeguard digital integrity and protect its residents.
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