SEOUL: Amid growing concerns of fast-spreading digital sex crimes like deepfake pornography, there has been an increase in the number of social media users falling victim to “cyberflashing”, or sending someone unsolicited sexual images or videos.
According to an official report released jointly by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Women’s Human Rights Institute of Korea, the number of people seeking help at the institute for cyber harassment increased from 251 individuals in 2018 to 500 in 2023.
