# South Korea Takes a Stand: Watching or Possessing Sexually Explicit Deepfakes Now a Crime! 🚫 **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** networking, technology\ **Created:** [September 28, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/south-korea-takes-a-stand-watching-or-possessing-sexually-explicit-deepfakes-now-a-crime/292327 "2024-09-28T17:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/south-korea-takes-a-stand-watching-or-possessing-sexually-explicit-deepfakes-now-a-crime/292327/1 "2024-09-28T17:48:37Z")
**Summary:** 1. **New Legislation Passed** South Korean lawmakers have enacted a bill that makes it illegal to possess or view sexually explicit deepfake images and videos, imposing significant penalties including prison time and fines. 2. **Public Outcry** The move comes in response to widespread concerns over Telegram group chats where illegal and explicit deepfakes were created and shared, leading to calls for stricter regulations. 3. **Penalties for Offenders** Individuals found guilty of purchasing, saving, or watching such content could face up to three years in prison or fines reaching 30 million won ($22,600). 4. **Increased Sentencing for Distribution** Currently, making sexually explicit deepfakes for distribution carries a penalty of five years in prison or a fine of 50 million won. With the new law, the maximum sentence for such crimes will rise to seven years, regardless of intent. 5. **Escalating Deepfake Crimes** South Korean police reported over 800 deepfake sex crime cases this year alone, a significant increase from 156 cases in all of 2021. Most victims and offenders are teenagers. **Read more at:** [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-criminalise-watching-or-possessing-sexually-explicit-deepfakes-2024-09-26/)