JYP Entertainment to take legal action against deepfake porn of their artists amid countrywide ‘crisis’

If you hadn’t yet heard, one of the biggest stories in Korea at the moment is the ongoing deepfake ‘crisis’, as most outlets are labeling it. Fortunately, many others have done the bulk of the work on giving an overview of the situation.

1/ A deepfake porn crisis is gripping S. Korea following revelations of the widespread creation/distribution of such content on Telegram, affecting women of all ages. Victims incl. minors, students, teachers etc. Authorities struggling to contain spread. https://t.co/V5KbHhPuxh

— Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) August 26, 2024

More recently, this story actually talks to a victim and looks at the state of the laws and stuff. https://t.co/SIFyXIOxcH

— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) August 29, 2024

Some 60% of deepfake sex crime victims in South Korea are minors, police say https://t.co/QZkLf6m6BW

— UPI.com (@UPI) August 30, 2024

Not that doing this with adults would be acceptable, but the predatory aspect of the chatrooms and the fact that many victims are minors has people calling it the new Nth room as well

It was recently revealed that a long list of female idols have been included in the deepfake porn being created. Understandably that caused fans to call for companies to take action to protect their artists, and so far at least one in JYP Entertainment has posted a notice saying they were planning to do exactly that.

Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.
We are gravely concerned about the recent spread of deepfake (AI-generated) videos involving our artists.
This is a blatant violation of the law, and we are in the process of collecting all relevant evidence to pursue the strongest legal action with a leading law firm, without leniency.
We want to make it clear that we will not stand by while our artists’ rights are violated and will take decisive action to address this matter to the fullest extent possible.
Thank you.

While this relates the news to K-pop specifically, obviously it’s much bigger than that, and there’s a few other things are happening that you can help with as well.

— plazy ☾*✲⋆. (@plazynoodles) August 28, 2024

Honestly, the PPKKa guy is a cyberwrecker to begin with and should’ve been gone well before this.

Additionally, one of the things Korean women are asking for is exposure internationally in fear of a Korean media blackout.

— Woman of Leisure (@WomenLeisure) August 29, 2024