No. of deepfake sex videos up for review exceeds last year's figure in 8 months
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of deepfake sex crime videos pending revie...
According to data submitted to Rep. Lee Yeon-hee of the ruling Democratic Party, the number of deepfake sex crime videos pending review by South Korea's media regulator has surpassed 17,000 as of August this year. This represents a nearly 9.9 percent increase from last year's total of 15,808 cases. The Korea Communications Standards Commission received 17,378 cases of such videos from January to August, a significant surge from the previous year.
The regulator recently called for effective measures to prevent the spread of this content and protect victims.
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