In 2023, 91 of 120 people punished for crimes related to deepfake images were teenagers.
SEOUL – Recent progress in video technology has had some alarming effects in South Korea, as a growing number of tech-savvy youngsters are using deepfake technology to produce sexual images of people, often their own peers, without their consent.Out of the 120 people punished for those crimes, 91 were teenagers, according to a report compiled by Representative Cho Eun-hee of the People Power Party, which used data provided by the National Police Agency.
On Jeju Island, the police recently caught a teenage student at an international school making deepfake pornography using the faces of his fellow students. At least 11 students were found to be victimised by the crime. One official at the centre told local media that while the overwhelming majority of the cases involve male students victimising female students, students of both genders have been reported victimising students of the same gender.
Adults who process or edit false video, audio or photo content of another person in a form that cause sexual shame against the other person’s will with intend to disseminate can be punished by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won .
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