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S. Korean women scurrying to take down selfies amid deepfake porn crimes


By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Deepfake porn images have sent many South Kor...

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Deepfake porn images have sent many South Korean women scurrying to take down selfies from Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms as concerns have been mounting that no one is an exception to the crime in the world's most-wired nation. Bae Jeong-weon, director of the Center for Sexuality and Harmonious Life and adjunct professor of Seong University, said that exposure to pornographic materials from a young age and the prevalence of the objectification of women in society makes teens become numb to such crimes. On Thursday afternoon, nearly 70 university students and members of women's rights groups gathered in front of Gangnam Station in southern Seoul, calling for a thorough investigation into deepfake crimes, stern punishment for perpetrators and a set of fundamental prevention measures.

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