SEOUL — South Korean police said on Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly 'abetting' the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images of teenagers.
SEOUL — South Korean police said on Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly 'abetting' the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit artificial intelligence -generated images of teenagers.Deepfake porn includes explicit content where the faces of individuals are digitally superimposed onto other pornographic images or videos using AI technology.
Activists shout slogans and raise eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in South Korea’s capital Seoul on Aug. 30, 2024. AFP PHOTO'In light of these crimes, the Seoul National Police Agency launched their probe last week... for abetting the crimes,' said Woo Jong-soo, head of the investigation bureau at the National Police Agency, according to a transcript of a press briefing.
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