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Digital sex crime victims surpass 10,000 in South Korea; majority in teens, 20s
Teenagers accounted for 27.9 per cent of the victims in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
According to the digital sex crime report from South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, a total of 10,305 individuals received support in 2023 – a 14.7 per cent rise from the previous year – in the sectors of counselling, assistance with content removal and referrals for legal, medical and investigative aid. The South Korean ministry expressed concerns over the growing accessibility of AI tools that can create explicit synthetic content, including deepfakes targeting minors. In response, the South Korean government plans to review recent cases and engage platform operators to implement stronger measures to combat digital sex crimes and protect vulnerable users.
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