South Korea to take down deepfake sex crimes

The K-pop Twice group’s agency issued a statement Friday saying that deepfake videos of Twice members are spreading and the situation is quite serious.

The agency is collecting evidence and taking legal action. It stressed it will show no leniency towards perpetrators. New Jeans and Other K-pop celebrities also have affected by deepfake crimes.

The K-pop industry and music fans are growing concerned as an increasing number of female entertainers are being victimized by deepfake sex crimes. South Korean police said Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit AI generated images of teenagers.