Kim Taegyu "Considering Mandatory Measures to Delete and Prevent Distribution of Illegal Telegram Footage"

Regarding the spread of deepfake pornographic materials on Telegram, Kim Taegyu, Acting Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, stated that they will legally review methods to impose deletion and distribution prevention obligations on illegal recordings in group chat rooms.

On the 28th, Kim Taegyu, Acting Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, who attended the plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee, said, "Although Telegram operates through 'secret chat rooms,' we will examine whether sanctions such as deletion or distribution prevention can be imposed on some publicly accessible areas."

He also said, "The Korea Communications Commission basically has the authority to request deletion and blocking, and if corrective demands from the Korea Communications Standards Commission are not properly carried out, the Korea Communications Commission has the authority to issue corrective orders and take criminal prosecution measures, so we will handle this carefully."

He continued, "Discussions are underway regarding the prevention of 'secondary damage,' including the inclusion of personal information of deepfake video victims in urgent review subjects, the establishment of laws for AI service users, strengthening self-regulation through private sector collaboration, and methods to utilize the Online Damage 365 Center."

However, he took a cautious stance on strengthening the responsibilities of digital platforms. Acting Chairman Kim said, "There may be conflicts with fundamental rights or values," adding, "I cannot make a definitive statement, and I think we need to consider and review this together."

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