"362 Billion Won Budget Allocated by Korea Communications Standards Commission to Prevent a Second N-Bang Incident"

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] The Korea Communications Standards Commission's budget for next year has been finalized at 36.2 billion KRW, with an increase in funds allocated to combat digital sex crimes. The budget was raised to establish a continuous monitoring system for illegal filming materials to prevent a "second N-bunbang."

On the 6th, the Commission announced that the "2021 Korea Communications Standards Commission Support Budget" was finally approved by the National Assembly plenary session on the 2nd. This represents a 4.5% increase compared to last year's 34.7 billion KRW. According to the Commission, the newly reflected budget items for this year include ▲ the establishment of a 24-hour continuous automatic monitoring system for digital sex crime information such as illegal filming materials (500 million KRW) and ▲ the establishment of a public DNA DB cooperation system (700 million KRW), mainly related to the rapid blocking of digital sex crime information.

To supplement the illegal filming monitoring that has relied on limited personnel, an AI pre-stage "24-hour continuous automatic monitoring system" will also be established. This will enable not only rapid monitoring of digital sex crime information but also continuous tracking of redistributed videos. Additionally, as a follow-up measure to the "Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Response to Digital Sex Crimes" signed with major government ministries on November 12, 2019, a budget of 700 million KRW was allocated to establish a "Public DNA DB Cooperation System" within the Commission.

A Commission official stated, "We will continue to take the lead in the prompt and practical relief of victims suffering from the distribution of digital sex crime information such as illegal filming materials, and will continue consultations with budget authorities to secure related budgets. We also plan to cooperate with related organizations such as the Korea Communications Commission, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the National Police Agency, as well as engage in international cooperation with overseas institutions and service providers."

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