Gyeongnam Province Operates Cyber Surveillance Team to Prevent Digital Sex Crimes

1195 Cases Detected, Reported, and Blocked Over One Month from Late August
Discussion on Improvement Measures at Digital Sexual Crime Cyber Surveillance Team Meeting with Related Agencies on the 7th Morning

A meeting is being held in the small conference room of the provincial government office with related organizations attending the 'Digital Sexual Crime Cyber Surveillance Team Operation.' (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do has hired eight members (2 responsible officers, 6 monitoring officers) for the Digital Sexual Crime Cyber Monitoring Team in August to prevent digital sexual crimes and support victims. After preliminary training, they are conducting monitoring of harmful websites and reporting activities.

During one month of operation, they detected 1,195 cases including obscene sites and posts soliciting prostitution, and reported them to the Korea Communications Standards Commission, completing actions such as blocking 336 of these cases.

On the 7th, a meeting was held at the provincial government small conference room with related organizations attending to discuss the operation of the Digital Sexual Crime Cyber Monitoring Team. They listened to difficulties in operating the cyber monitoring team and discussed improvement plans for future project promotion and cooperation methods among related organizations.

Han Mi-young, Director of the Women's Policy Division of the province, stated, “The activities of the Digital Sexual Crime Cyber Monitoring Team have been active over the past month. Going forward, illegal filming materials detected by the cyber monitoring team will be referred to investigative agencies in the form of complaints or tips, and we plan to further enhance the project’s effectiveness through cooperation with related organizations.”

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