Summary
In South Korea, a group of women digital detectives and a government-founded National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response work to combat illegal AI-enabled pornography and deepfakes. The center, established in 2018, removes deepfakes, spycam content, and intimate imagery shared without consent from the internet, having deleted over 318,000 videos and photos for 10,600 victims in the previous year. While the center provides legal aid and counseling, campaigners note that the root cause of these digital sex crimes is a patriarchal culture that objectifies women, suggesting that technological removal efforts must be paired with broader societal changes to foster gender equality.