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YouTuber suspended for mocking women's concerns over rise of deepfake sex crimes

YouTube has suspended a Korean YouTuber from earning revenue after he uploaded a video mocking women who are concerned about the rise of deepfake pornography in the country.

Cyber wreckers are YouTubers who specialize in posting videos that target specific people, mostly celebrities but sometimes noncelebrities like infamous criminals, to attract viewers and ultimately make money. The controversial video has also been removed from the platform for violating YouTube’s community guidelines, which prohibit content that exposes individuals to physical harm in social or political contexts. PPKKa further criticized former interim co-head of the liberal Democratic Party Park Ji-hyun for calling to "declare a state of disaster" in response to the rise in deepfake digital sex crimes.

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