Deepfake Victim Counseling Supported at 'Diseong Center'... Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Launches Working-Level Consultative Body

Deletion support, distribution monitoring, and more
Consultations available 365 days via online and phone

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will provide victim counseling through the Digital Sexual Crime Victim Support Center regarding recently spreading deepfake sexual videos such as 'Gyeopjiinbang'.

On the 27th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that if a person's photo is used without permission, synthesized or edited in a way that may cause sexual humiliation, and distributed, they can submit a consultation request to the Digital Sexual Crime Victim Support Center (DiSeong Center) within the Korea Women's Human Rights Institute.

Since its establishment in April 2018, the DiSeong Center has been providing services such as counseling related to fake sexual videos, deletion support, monitoring of distribution, and linkage to investigation, legal, and medical support. If necessary, online bulletin board or phone consultations can be requested.

For in-person consultations or individual psychological counseling, residents of Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, and Busan can use local government digital sexual crime victim support agencies or digital sexual crime regional specialized counseling centers established by city or province.

Recently, issues have been raised that deepfake sexual synthetic materials of ordinary people are being indiscriminately shared mainly in local communities, schools, and workplaces through Telegram channels such as 'Gyeopjiinbang'. To respond to deepfake sexual crimes, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will hold a working-level meeting with related ministries this week. They plan to review the implementation status of the 'Digital Sexual Crime Response System Enhancement Plan' established in April and discuss additional measures such as victim support and strengthened crackdowns.

Additionally, on the afternoon of the 28th, the Vice Minister of Science and ICT and the Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family will visit the DiSeong Center to check the status of deepfake victim counseling and support and explore cooperation plans for deepfake detection technology. Currently, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is conducting research with the Ministry of Science and ICT to derive legal, institutional, and technical improvement measures related to deepfake-based sexual crimes. Based on the research results, the Ministry plans to consult with related ministries on necessary improvements, including amendments to the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

Vice Minister Shin Young-sook of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated, "The fact that anyone can become a victim of digital sexual crimes with just one profile photo is causing public anxiety," and added, "We will promptly support victims through counseling, deletion support, distribution monitoring, and mental recovery support centered on the DiSeong Center."

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