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From left, Won Min-kyung, minister of gender equality and family, Kim Jong-cheol, chair of the Korea Communications Commission, and Yoo Jae-sung, acting commissioner general of the National Police Agency, unveil a plaque at the launch ceremony for the pan-government integrated support task force for victims of digital sex crimes at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 6. [NEWS1]

Korea launches pan-gov't organization to tackle digital sex crimes

Korea launched a pan-government organization to improve the country's response system against digital sex crimes, the government media watchdog said Wednesday.

2026.5.6

Deepfake, AI-related digital sex crimes targeting women, children surge in Korea

The growing number of digital sex crimes in Korea — including deepfake pornography — drove more than 10,000 people to seek help last year, with young women and teenagers increasingly targeted by offenders they often do not know.

2025.4.10

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People protest against deepfake crimes in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Sept. 6. [NEWS1]

Deepfake-related civil complaints have risen sixfold in past year: Anticorruption commission

The number of civil complaints related to deepfake sex crimes has increased more than sixfold over the past year, according to the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC).

2024.11.21

Protestors call for measures to prevent deepfake digital sex crimes near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul on Aug. 29. [NEWS1]

SNU graduate sentenced to 10 years in prison over deepfakes of more than 60 women

A district court on Wednesday sentenced a Seoul National University (SNU) graduate to 10 years in prison for creating and distributing deepfake sexual content involving over 60 women.

2024.10.30

Telegram deletes 25 deepfake videos at Korea's request

In response to the Korea Communications Standards Commission's urgent request, Telegram deleted 25 deepfake pornographic videos and created a new email address for better communication.

2024.9.4

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, left, tries out the city's AI system that automatically detects sexually exploitative material during an anniversary event of the capital's digital sex crime support center in southern Seoul held in March last year. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul to mobilize new AI solution in fight against child pornography

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will adopt newly developed AI technology that automatically identifies sexually exploitative material involving children to eradicate illegal content.

2024.5.22

Protesters hold signs in 2020 demanding heavy punishment for Cho Ju-bin, who is now imprisoned on various charges of child sex abuse and the distribution and sale of illegal pornographic material in connection to the Nth Room scandal. [NEWS1]

SNU grads arrested for fake pornography of women on campus

Two graduates of the Seoul National University (SNU) were arrested on charges of creating and distributing sexually explicit content involving dozens of younger female students and alums, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday.

2024.5.21

Risk of exposure to potential sex crime is 1 in 5 for minors in Seoul

One out of five minors in Seoul have been at risk of falling victim to an online sex crime, according to the city government’s latest survey.

2021.11.30

Undercover police arrest 58 digital sex offenders

Undercover police officers arrested 58 digital sex offenders within a month as the country cracks down on sexual crimes against minors. “We arrested a total of 58 digital sex offenders involved in 35 cases, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 27...

2021.10.28

Drag and drop: Deepfakes create a new kind of crime

A quarter of all deepfake pornography features K-pop starsDigital sex crimes are a relatively new type of crime, but even newer are deepfakes, specifically those that manipulate the facial features of a video and replaces it with...

2020.5.17