Politics · South Korea · 18 hrs ago
South Korea media watchdog pledges faster action on deepfake and illegal content
Ko Gwang-heon, head of South Korea’s Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Commission, outlined the plans at a parliamentary audit on Oct.
12.
The commission reviews media and online content and says it must protect people while also respecting freedom of expression and users’ rights.
Ko said AI-enabled criminal content is spreading quickly, including illegal filmed material and deepfake sexual abuse videos.
He said the commission would use ongoing monitoring, faster reviews and cooperation with agencies and businesses in South Korea and abroad to respond.
It also aims to make overseas platforms more effective at removing or blocking illegal content, including material involving drugs, gambling and illegal finance.
The commission plans to update its review systems and its operation of a dispute-resolution process, while making its standards and procedures clearer and more transparent.
South Korea’s media watchdog pledged faster action against deepfake sexual crimes and other illegal or harmful online content.
Broadcast Media and Communications Review Committee Chair Ko Kwang-heon said the committee would work to prevent the spread of illegal filming and deepfake sexual crime videos.
He said the committee was using continuous monitoring, prompt reviews and cooperation with relevant agencies and domestic and foreign operators.
The committee also plans to improve the effectiveness of removing or blocking illegal content on overseas platforms.
Ko said the committee would strengthen the independence, fairness and transparency of its reviews.
- Who
- South Korea’s Broadcast Media and Communications Review Committee, led by Chair Ko Kwang-heon.
- What
- It pledged faster and more effective responses to deepfake sexual crimes and other illegal or harmful information.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- At a National Assembly audit committee hearing in South Korea.
- Why
- To protect people from illegal and harmful information while safeguarding freedom of expression and users’ rights.
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- Chair
- Ko Kwang-heon
- Hearing date
- October 12, 2026
- Response methods
- Continuous monitoring, prompt reviews and cooperation with relevant agencies and domestic and foreign operators
- Priority content
- Illegal filming, deepfake sexual crime videos, drugs, gambling and illegal finance
What people are saying
The committee's reviews are closely connected to the people's fundamental rights, so their standards and procedures must be clear and transparent.
The role of the committee is to protect the public nature and fairness of broadcasting and media, protect the people from illegal and harmful information, and at the same time guarantee freedom of expression and users' rights.
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