{
  "id": 19305390,
  "title": "Korea employs AI to boost detection, removal of child sexual abuse material",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/korea-employs-ai-to-boost-detection-removal-of-child-sexual-abuse-19305390",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261110/korea-employs-ai-to-boost-detection-removal-of-child-sexual-abuse-material"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea has implemented an artificial intelligence system to enhance the detection and removal of online child sexual abuse material, according to the gender equality and family ministry. The National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response launched the AI-powered system in April, as Seoul aims to address the growing issue of digital sex crimes in a highly connected nation. Between April and September, the center identified 96,210 instances of child sexual abuse material and alerted online platforms to remove them, equating to approximately 202.1 cases per day. This represents a significant increase from the previous year's average of 20.8 cases per day.\n\nThe AI system operates continuously, enabling real-time detection of illegal material on various online platforms, such as social media and chat applications. This reduces the burden on center employees, who previously had to manually monitor the content. Upon the AI system identifying problematic material, the center's staff review it before submitting removal requests. The ministry intends to expand the AI system's coverage to include 139 online platforms next year, up from the current 79, and enhance its accuracy through ongoing training with the center's data.",
  "summary": "Korea has adopted an artificial intelligence (AI) system to strengthen detection and removal of online child sexual abuse material, the gender equality and family ministry said Tuesday. The National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response introduced the AI-powered system in April as Seoul seeks to better counter evolving digital sex crimes in a highly connected country. The center found 96,210…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea employs AI to boost detection, removal of child sexual abuse material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/s-korea-employs-ai-to-boost-detection-removal-of-child-sexual-abuse",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:00:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}