The South Korean National Assembly passed a law during its plenary session on Thursday that makes it illegal to view or possess deepfakes that are deemed to be sexually exploitative. People who simply possess or view an illicit deepfake can be sentenced to up to three years in prison.
Among the 249 lawmakers present during the vote, 241 voted in favor, eight against, thus passing the amendment to the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes.
The revised legislation states that anyone who is caught possession, purchasing, storing, or viewing illicit deepfakes can be sentenced to up to three years in prison or a fine of 30 million won (US$22,717).
During the same session, the National Assembly passed an additional bill that would imprison people who use illicit deepfakes to blackmail or coerce minors. The legislation stipulates that anyone who uses deepfake content to threaten or blackmail minors can be sentenced to a minimum of three years for blackmail and a minimum of five years for forcing minors to act against their will.
Additionally, the National Assembly passed legislation that would facilitate the deletion of illicitly produced content and provide support to the victims. Among the lawmakers present, 208 voted in favor.
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1160090.html
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So you now have to research every single video if you are a consumer? How is a person to know if that video was a deepfake or not if it’s well made? I am in no way shape or form justifying the making (as creating any pornographic content is illegal), but this seems a bit of an overstep. Distributors and creators need to be on the hook, not viewers – this is not as straight forward as CP unless the content is obviously a deepfake like of a celebrity, or something.