South Korea Faces Concerns Over Deepfake Crimes
- Eunyo Hwang
- Nov 19
- 1 min read
Updated: 15 hours ago
Nov 19, 2025
Eunyo Hwang
In recent years, South Korea has been struggling with the rapid growth of digital sex crimes, especially those made by artificial intelligence. Deepfake technology makes it possible to create fake but realistic images of people, and it has become more accessible and faster to use. Unfortunately, some people are using this technology to produce sexual content, often targeting women and even teenagers.
According to local reports, a substantial amount of fake images have been shared online within secret communities. Many victims are not aware that their faces have been used until the pictures spread across the internet. This has caused serious emotional harm and fear to numerous victims.
The Korean government has started to take stronger action by enacting laws regarding the problem and strengthening punishment for digital sex crimes. Police are also working with AI experts to track those who have made or spread them online to remove the data. However, a lot of netizens claim that punishment alone is not enough: there has to be something stronger than this. They argue that schools and accessible social media platforms should educate people about respect, privacy, and the risk of making and sharing AI-generated sexual content.
Many other nations are also dealing with deepfake crime, figuring out what they can do to enhance the situation. As technology keeps improving substantially, society must learn how to use it ethically and properly to ensure human rights and dignity.
