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South Korea opens probe into Telegram over deepfake porn

SEOUL: South Korean police said on Monday (Sep 2) they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit images of teenagers generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Deepfake porn includes

SEOUL: South Korean police said on Monday (Sep 2) they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit images of teenagers generated by artificial intelligence (AI). A South Korean broadcaster reported last month that university students were running an illegal Telegram chatroom, sharing deepfake pornographic material of female classmates, one of a slew of high-profile cases that have stoked public anger. Activists say South Korea is suffering from an epidemic of digital sex crimes, including those involving spycams and revenge porn, with inadequate legislation to punish offenders.

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