SEOUL, Aug 31 — A major K-pop agency has vowed to take the “strongest legal action” against deepfake videos depicting its artists, after local media reports exposing Telegram...
Malaysia’s Tang Jie-Ee Wei secure spot in Korea Open final after thrilling semi-final victory, set to face unranked Chinese pairSEOUL, Aug 31 — A major K-pop agency has vowed to take the “strongest legal action” against deepfake videos depicting its artists, after local media reports exposing Telegram chat rooms for sharing AI-generated pornography sparked public outrage.
“We are gravely concerned about the recent spread of deepfake videos involving our artists,” said a statement issued late Friday by K-pop agency JYP Entertainment, whose artists include the popular girl group TWICE. Earlier this week, President Yoon Suk-yeol called for an investigation into deepfake porn, with relevant agencies and police saying around 60 per cent of victims were minors.JYP’s announcement comes about two months after fellow K-pop label ADOR said police were investigating the creators and distributors profiting from obscene deepfake content depicting the firm’s hugely popular girl group NewJeans.
And while South Korea is a leading technological power and increasingly a major exporter of its pop culture, it remains a socially conservative society with a poor record on women’s rights.
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