Seoul:The number of deepfake sex crime videos pending review by a South Korean media regulator has surpassed 17,000 as of August this year, already exceeding the total for last year.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the state-run Korea Communications Standards Commission has received 17,378 cases of sex crime videos using deepfake technology for review from January to August. This marks a nearly 9.9 percent increase from last year's total of 15,808 cases.
The number of videos sent for review had gradually increased from 1,913 in 2021 to 3,574 in 2022, 7,187 in 2023, and 23,109 in 2024 before dropping to 15,808 cases in 2025.
Rep. Lee Yeon-hee of the ruling Democratic Party emphasized the need for effective measures to prevent the spread of such content and protect victims, noting that the number of reviews of deepfake sexual content has already surpassed last year's annual total.