South Korean Officials Report Surge In Deepfake Requests
South Korean National Election Commission reported 5,355 requests to delete illegal deepfake posts as of April 23. This comes ahead of the June 3 local elections. The report noted that fake photos have already caused police resource diversion, with 71 officers responding to a single incident. The source stated that over 300,000 posts claiming manipulation have been made. The number of deepfake-related incidents rose 27 times compared to the previous year. Specifically, 35.2% of these cases involved deepfake-related falsehoods. The National Investigation Headquarters of the Korean National Police Agency recorded 4,413 cases of cyber sexual violence crimes between November 2024 and October 2025, representing a 35% increase from the same period last year. A study from the MIT Media Lab indicates that 7 out of 10 people cannot distinguish between real and fake videos.
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“조작됐다는 게시물이 30만 건 넘게 쏟아졌습니다. ... 중앙선관의 접수된 디페이크 위법 게시물 삭제 요청 건수가 4월 23일 기준으로 5,355건입니다.”
“전년 같은 기간보다 35% 증가했고 이 이 가운데 35.2%가 디페이크 허위... 1년 사이 27배가 늘었습니다.”
“4413건. 경찰청 국가수사본부가 집계한 2024년 11월부터 2025년 10월까지 국내 사이버 성폭력 범죄에 발생 건숩니다. 전년 같은 기간보다 35% 증가했고”
“전년 같은 기간보다 35% 증가했고 이 가운데 35.2%가 디페이크 허위”
“전년 같은 기간보다 35% 증가했고 이 가운데 35.2%가 디페이크 허위... 7명이 진자와 가짜를 구별하지 못합니다.”
“the Texas Republican Senate committee evaluated a video of a Democratic senator as the first full-scale political deepfake.”
“Park Sang-young, a novelist who was nominated for the Booker Prize, expressed his experience of failing the screening on social media, leading to criticism.”
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