So far this year, police in South Korea have detained 506 people for deepfake porn-related crimes. More than 400 of them are between the ages of 10 and 19.
South Korea is grappling with a surge in deepfake porn ography, sparking protests and anger among women and girls.The task force will be in place until March next year, and will include undercover online investigations, fines for social media companies, and public awareness campaigns.
It cited a recently amended law that for the first time makes acts of watching or possessing deepfake porn illegal and punishable with up to three years in prison. The government also plans another revision that would allow authorities to confiscate profits made through deepfake porn businesses.
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