The Korea Communications Commission Cracks Down on Illegal Online Filming... Budget Increased by 1.49 Billion Won

Budget of 4.66 Billion Won Allocated for Illegal Filmed Content Distribution Prevention Project
Strengthening Monitoring and Evidence Collection System for Volatile Obscene Information
Support for Operation and Application of Nationally Developed Distribution Prevention System

The Korea Communications Commission has increased the budget for related projects by 1.49 billion KRW compared to last year to actively respond to the distribution of illegal filming materials on the internet.

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On the 15th, the Commission announced that it has allocated a budget of 4.66 billion KRW for strengthening the system to prevent the distribution of illegal filming materials, increasing it by 1.49 billion KRW compared to the previous year. Illegal filming materials include recordings, copies, edited materials, synthesized materials, and processed materials under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, as well as child and sexual exploitation materials under the Youth Protection Act.

With the widespread use of personal mobile devices and internet access, the possibility of illegal filming materials spreading rapidly through information and communication networks has increased. Therefore, it is essential to establish a system for collecting evidence to minimize infringement on victims' rights through continuous monitoring, deletion, blocking, and prevention of redistribution.

The Commission has reinforced personnel for monitoring volatile obscene information occurring in metaverse and individual internet broadcasts in addition to the existing illegal filming material monitoring system. It also strengthened the system to prevent the distribution of illegal filming materials by improving the evidence collection system.

Since 2020, the government has developed and distributed comparison identification technology for illegal filming materials to businesses, and this year, a new budget has been allocated to support the stable operation of this technology and the application of the system by new businesses as a new project.

Kim Hong-il, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, stated, "With this budget increase, we expect to establish a thorough response system for volatile obscene materials occurring in real-time internet broadcasts."

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