South Korea police launch probe into whether Telegram abets online sex crimes, Yonhap reports

FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Telegram logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police have launched an investigation into Telegram that will look at whether the encrypted messaging app has been complicit in the distribution of sexually explicit deepfake content, Yonhap news agency said on Monday.

Yonhap quoted the head of the National Office of Investigation. The office's cyber investigation bureau declined to comment on the report.