As part of measures aimed at addressing the growing problem, South Korean authorities announced on Wednesday ( Aug 28 ) that they intend to ask Telegram and other social media platforms to more actively help with the removal and blocking of sexually explicit deepfake content.
Following reports that sexually explicit photoshopped images and videos of North Korean women were frequently <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-president-urges-social-media-platforms-eradicate-deepfake-pornography-cyber-crime-4570021″>found in Telegram chatrooms, there has been outcry and democratic outcry.
The Korea Communications Standards Commission announced the establishment of a 24-hour victim line, and that the quantity of regulatory personnel monitoring online sex crimes may double from 70 to that of the existing one.
The Korean National Police Agency added that it will work harder to stop online sex acts for a further seven months.
The media watchdog’s chairman, Ryu Hee-lim, stated at a meeting on the subject that it intends to establish a advisory body to improve communication with social media companies regarding deleting and blocking physical deepfake content.
For businesses that do not have headquarters in South Korea, it wants to set up a face-to-face route for ordinary conversation.
According to Ryu,” the manufacturing, ownership, and supply of deepfake sex offense videos are a serious offense that violates the individual’s dignity and individual rights.”