SEOUL, March 7 — South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins next week, it may also be thanks to “deepfake” avatars and viral short videos. Opposition leader Yoon and the top liberal...
SEOUL, March 7 — South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins next week, it may also be thanks to “deepfake” avatars and viral short videos.
Yoon, 61, who has been narrowly ahead of Lee Jae-myung, 57, from Moon’s governing party, won the backing on Thursday of a fellow conservative running a distant third, who joined with Yoon in a combined ticket. Moon is barred by terms limits from seeking reelection. “I’ve found him to be more open to change,” said Kim, a former think tank researcher. “He was portrayed as passive and at times lacking confidence in the media, so I wanted to help change that and add young voices to his policies.”
“His face turned darker” after the criticism, Kim said, but “there was no censorship and he listened carefully and took notes. And in the end he accepted most of our suggestions.” “There was a lesson that brief yet strong messages could have a massive impact, especially on young generations and people who are apathetic about politics,” said Park Min-young, a Yoon adviser who has written about generational political shifts.Liberal contender Lee, after meeting with young men and mothers, proposed allowing public healthcare insurance to cover hair loss treatment.
He courted younger voters in January by calling for legalising the estimated US$1 billion tattoo industry, which operates underground because South Korean law allows only doctors to perform the procedure.
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