South Korea’s National Police Agency is investigating Telegram after the messaging app was accused of “abetting” the distribution of deepfake pornographic material, including doctored images of teenagers.
The country faces an “epidemic” of the digital sex crime, said Human Rights Watch, with “hundreds of women and girls” having fake images shared in messenger channels that boast up to 220,000 members.
What are deepfakes?
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