Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Strongly Responds to 'Deepfake Pornography Crimes'

Support for Student Recovery and Intensive School Prevention Education

Recently, the Jeonnam education authorities have taken measures to address the spread of ‘deepfake (AI-based image synthesis)’ pornography crimes targeting university and middle and high school students nationwide.

On the 28th, the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced that it held an emergency executive meeting to establish a strong response policy regarding digital sex crimes related to ‘deepfake’.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education building. [Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education]

At the meeting, the education office decided to strengthen the support system, including active counseling support for affected students. It also instructed schools at all levels to thoroughly conduct response and prevention education under the supervision of school principals, and to guide on how to delete posts or report them.

In particular, if any victimization is revealed in the future, the office will strictly respond by reporting the matter to investigative agencies as a school violence issue.

So far, the education office has made digital gender equality education a mandatory part of school prevention education plans and operated on-site support teams to provide digital sex crime prevention education visiting schools.

The education focused on ▲illegal filming, distribution, viewing, and possession (including deepfake) ▲sexual harassment in cyberspace ▲online grooming, and also supported the development and use of digital sex crime prevention teaching and learning curriculum, as well as the development and use of participatory educational content utilizing the metaverse.

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung stated, “Anyone can become a victim of digital sex crimes such as deepfake,” and urged, “Students should be careful not to have their personal information leaked online, and efforts should be made in prevention education to ensure that no one uploads or transmits others’ personal information without consent.”

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