4th September, 2024 , Wyoming
South Korean officials are to open a criminal investigation against the messaging app, Telegram over accusations of inciting deepfake sexual assaults. The Seoul Metropolitan Police is now investigating whether the app has contributed to the spread of prohibited content, after complaints about a computer-simulated sexual abuse Telegram channel.
This will be the first investigation of South Korea’s prosecution to concern Telegram’s corporate entity. The country wants to involve French authorities and other detectives as the messenger has not been helpful in the process of exchanging with the users information before it.
Some deepfake content has been deleted on Telegram’s requests, moreover, the South Korean authorities are looking forward to establishing a partnership with the platform and create a hotline for such cases. This action is similar to similar actions taken across the world such as in France and India where governments are stepping up and dealing with all sorts of unlawful operations associated with Telegram.
