August 28, 2024
This composite image shows screenshots of Telegram chatrooms related to deepfake pornographic content. PHOTO: YONHAP/THE KOREA HERALD
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, according to the Women's Human Rights Institute of Korea under the gender ministry.
