{
  "id": 511562,
  "title": "Korea moves to criminalize AI-generated sexual content of fictional people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/korea-moves-to-criminalize-ai-generated-sexual-content-of-fictional-511562",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260811/korea-moves-to-criminalize-ai-generated-sexual-content-of-fictional-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A bill has recently been sent to the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee for in-depth consideration. The proposed legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Huh Young and ten other members from the Democratic Party of Korea, aims to make the creation, dissemination, and possession of sexually explicit material involving AI-generated fictional individuals criminal offenses. This amendment targets the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and is a response to the alarming surge in AI-generated sexual content.\n\nThe Korean Women’s Development Institute released a report last month revealing a 66 percent increase in digital sex crimes over a nine-year period, from 9,385 cases in 2015 to 15,612 cases in 2024. However, the report highlights that deepfake sex crimes have seen an even more dramatic rise, comprising only 31 cases or 0.3 percent of all reported cases.",
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that lawmakers in South Korea are considering a bill to criminalize AI-generated sexual content involving fictional individuals. Introduced by Rep. Huh Young and nine other members of the Democratic Party of Korea, the proposed amendment to the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes aims to address the growing issue of sexually explicit material created using artificial intelligence. The bill would criminalize the creation, distribution, and possession of such content, even when it does not depict real people. This response comes in light of a 66% increase in reported digital sex crimes from 2015 to 2024, with deepfake sex crimes surging as well.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea moves to criminalize AI-generated sexual content of fictional people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/korea-moves-to-criminalize-ai-generated-sexual-content-of-fictional",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:07:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}