“I can’t believe my male friend did this” … Spread ‘revenge porn’ by combining photos for a mere 500 won.

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, ‘High school student A, who was friends with a female student, was arrested by the police in February this year on charges of producing deepfake pornographic material by synthesizing the female student’s photo with a nude photo and attempting additional offenses against a teacher under the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse.’,
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, ‘With the increase in sharing digitally altered pornographic materials of women’s faces and the emergence of multiple group sharing on platforms such as Telegram, victims are coming forward. The spread of ‘deepfake fears’ that one’s own face may have been used for sexual crimes has raised concerns. Among teenagers, the act of creating fake sexual exploitation material based on photos is called ‘friend harassment’. President Yoon Suk-yeol said, “I hope to eradicate digital sexual crimes” and ordered a thorough investigation, with both ruling and opposition parties raising a united voice to eradicate crimes.’,
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, ‘According to a survey conducted by Maeil Business Newspaper on the 27th, group chat rooms suspected of generating and distributing fabricated videos by synthesizing pornographic materials with women’s faces on Telegram have been discovered one after another. Previously, operators of group chat rooms targeting students and graduates of Seoul National University and Inha University were arrested. It was also revealed that Telegram chat rooms were created across various regions and schools. There are hundreds of ‘overlap rooms’ on Telegram where specific acquaintances in a particular region or school create and share fake sexual exploitation materials targeting those acquaintances. The repercussions are spreading as it is revealed that victims include middle and high school students, minors, female college students, teachers, and female soldiers.’,
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, ‘Perpetrators were found to have used photos of victims posted on social media without their consent for pornographic material production. On social media, content promoting deepfake sexual exploitation material production with phrases like “I can synthesize (photos, videos) with crushes (crush loves), female friends’ photos only” is being found in large quantities. Prices are set at 300 won for undressing, 500 won for transforming into more obscene photos, and 100 won per 2 seconds of video. It also says that users can customize body parts and expressions as they wish. With the fear that ‘my photo may have been stolen’, netizens are also taking actions to delete personal information and photos posted on social media to prevent deepfake damage.’,
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, ‘Deepfake sexual exploitation crimes are more frequent among teenagers than crimes using hidden cameras. According to the ‘2023 Cyber Violence Survey Report’ released by the Korea Communications Commission this year, among types of digital sexual crimes witnessed by teenagers, ‘friend harassment’ ranked second following ‘illegal video distribution’. In 2022, ‘hidden camera’ ranked second with 5.5%, but decreased to 4.6 the following year, while ‘friend harassment’ increased from 5.1% to 5.5%, overtaking hidden cameras. Friend harassment refers to posting photos found on social media along with personal information and distributing them by synthesizing them with sexually explicit photos. According to the National Police Agency, 73.6% of the 178 suspects in deepfake illegal synthesis crimes apprehended this year were teenagers.’,
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, ‘As the impact grows, President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered a thorough investigation and surveillance. President Yoon said at the National Security Council meeting on the day, “Deepfake videos targeting unspecified many are rapidly spreading on social media” and stated, “I hope that the authorities will thoroughly investigate and uproot digital sexual crimes.”‘,
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, ‘Both ruling and opposition parties have raised a unified voice to eradicate deepfake crimes. The National Assembly’s Committee on Women and Family Affairs will hold a plenary session on the 4th and conduct an emergency discussion. At this meeting, officials from the Ministry of Women and Family, the National Police Agency, and the Korea Communications Commission will attend to present specific measures and discuss inter-agency cooperation to address the issue comprehensively. In addition, both ruling and opposition parties agreed on measures such as ▲amending laws to prevent deepfake damage ▲operating specialized counseling centers for deepfake victims ▲activating digital sexual crime victim support centers.’,
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, ‘Kim Han-kyu, a member of the opposition and secretary of the National Assembly’s Committee on Women and Family Affairs, has proposed an amendment to the Sexual Violence Punishment Act to impose imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won on individuals who possess, store, or view deepfake sexual exploitation materials and fabricated videos.’,
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, ‘The National Police Agency announced that it will launch a special seven-month crackdown on deepfake sexual crimes starting from the 28th. The police will track down suspects from deepfake production to distribution and plan to apply the Juvenile Protection Act strictly if the targets of deepfake are minors. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous Police Commission have issued emergency school bell alerts to 1374 schools in Seoul and parents to prevent the spread of damage. The Korea Communications Standards Commission held chief and deputy chief meetings on the 27th and a plenary session on the 28th to prepare measures in response to the recent spread of pornographic deepfake content on Telegram. The commission will first strengthen the reception of damage reports related to Telegram and take measures such as requesting police investigation. The Ministry of Education has sent a letter to 17 metropolitan and provincial education offices nationwide to assess the current situation of deepfake pornographic materials.’,
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, ‘If you have been a victim of deepfake sexual exploitation crimes, you can report through the Cyber Crime Reporting System (ECRM) operated by the National Police Agency. There is also a way to request urgent review of digital sexual crime information to the Korea Communications Standards Commission, an independent civilian organization. If a review is submitted, the commission will decide on corrective measures such as deletion and access blocking after verifying the facts through review by the Digital Sexual Crime Review Subcommittee. By Jin Yeong-hwa, Woo Je-yoon, Jung Ju-won’,
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