South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes

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South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes
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The steps come amid public and political outrage after several domestic media outlets report sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found in Telegram chatrooms

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The steps come amid public and political outrage after several domestic media outlets reported that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found in Telegram chatrooms. The media watchdog plans to set up a consultative body to enhance communication with social media firms about deleting and blocking sexual deepfake content, its chairman, Ryu Hee-lim, told a meeting on the issue.

In addition to Telegram, the commission said it would be seeking cooperation from X as well as Meta’s Facebook and Instagram and Google’s YouTube. None of the companies responded to Reuters request for comment.

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