Explainer-Why South Korea is on high alert over deepfake sex crimes


FILE PHOTO: Chairperson of the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) Ryu Hee-Lim presides over an urgent meeting on digital sex crimes after media reported that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found in Telegram chatrooms, in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. Yonhap/via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean regulators and police this week vowed to combat sexually exploitative deepfakes, urging Telegram and other social media companies to cooperate with them as they crack down on the practice.

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