Republic of Korea: Closed Communications Commission investigation into distribution of deepfake sexual abuse materials as Telegram appointed Youth Protection Officer

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Closed Communications Commission investigation into distribution of deepfake sexual abuse materials as Telegram appointed Youth Protection Officer

On 19 November 2024, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) announced that Telegram had complied with its request to address the distribution of illegal content, including deepfake sexual abuse materials on its platform. Following this request o…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-11-07
under deliberation

On 7 November 2024, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) contacted Telegram to address the di…

2024-11-19
concluded

On 19 November 2024, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) announced that Telegram had complie…