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SHOCKING: Telegram cooperates with s korea deepfake porn crackdown regulators - What They Never Told You

A protester holds a signing reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too" during a demonstration in Seoul last month (Credit: AFP)

South Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

In August, media and authorities uncovered a sprawling network of Telegram chatrooms in South Korea, often set up within schools and universities, in which users shared AI-generated deepfake porn depicting female students and staff.

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