Deepfake sex-crime video-removal requests soar as AI spreads, South Korea says
By Choonsik Yoo ( April 23, 2025, 06:24 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s media-content regulator said takedown requests for suspected deepfake sex-crime videos filed during the first quarter of this year surged 167 percent from a year earlier, reflecting the growing negative effects of the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. The Korea Communications Standards Commission also warned the increasing trend of malicious use of AI technology could continue as access to tools keeps expanding and the cost of using them decreases.South Korea’s media-content regulator said takedown requests for suspected deepfake sex-crime videos filed during the first quarter of this year surged 167 percent from a year earlier, reflecting the growing negative effects of the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies....
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