South Korean lawmakers have passed a law banning the possession and watching of deepfake porn, with prison time or a heft fine for violators.

South Korea regulators on Sept 30 hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

The disturbing practice is becoming a serious problem in the country, and it is mainly hurting women and minors.

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

South Korean lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that criminalizes possessing or watching sexually explicit deepfake images and videos, with penalties set to include prison terms and fines.

South Korea is poised to criminalize possessing or looking at sexually explicit AI-manipulated deepfake photos or video.