Deepfake pornography haunts South Korea
According to the Women’s Human Rights Institute of Korea, a total of 2,154 people sought help at the institute's Advocacy Center for Online Sexual Abuse Victims due to deepfake…
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Experts sound alarm on new Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar
The reports come days after the UN Human Rights Office said it had information showing the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army had both committed serious abuses against the…
Philippine drug war ‘poster boy’ turns against Duterte allies in senate
Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido said the closest associates of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, ordered police…
Shiela Guo qualified as state witness in sister Alice’s case – Justice department executive
Shiela personally appeared before the Senate on Tuesday to face a public inquiry to find out how the dismissed Bamban mayor was able to “escape” Philippine jurisdiction…
Jail for Singaporean who travelled using Philippine passport obtained by ‘dubious’ means
While the Philippine passport bore a photograph of Goh’s face, the name was purportedly that of a Filipino citizen known as “Boris Jacinto Ngo”, the court heard.
Protesters block train tracks, buses in eastern India over rape and murder case
The protesters on Aug 27, many of them university students, were demanding the resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, a staunch opponent of PM Modi, for her handling of…
More than 3 out of 10 deepfake victims in South Korea are minors
A total of 781 deepfake victims asked for help from the Advocacy Center for Online Sexual Abuse Victims between Jan. 1 and Sunday, and 288 of them, or 36.9 percent, were minors,…
Pakistan President Zardari orders measures for ‘complete elimination’ of terrorists after attacks
At least 50 people, including 14 security men, lost their lives on Sunday, Aug 25, as militants went on a rampage across the province, storming police stations, blowing up railway…
President Yoon vows crackdown on deepfake porn as digital sex crime surges in South Korea
Local media have reported on Telegram chatrooms connected to university campuses, middle and high schools as well as military units, where perpetrators have posted photos of…
‘P200-M’ bribe got Philippine ex-mayor Guo, siblings out of Philippines, says senator
The getaway angered President Marcos, who last week warned that “heads will roll” over this example of “corruption that undermines our justice system and erodes public…