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South Korea Poll Reveals Concerns Over AI-Driven Cyber Abuse

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Seoul, March 30 (IANS) More than 80 per cent of South Korea’s teenagers and adults expressed concerns over online abuse involving the misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the creation of deepfake videos and disinformation, a poll here showed on Monday.According to the poll conducted from September to November last year on teenagers and adults by the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC), 89.4 percent of teenagers said they recognise the seriousness of AI-dr…

Majority of South Korean Teenagers and Adults Concerned About Online Abuse Linked to AI Tools

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Seoul, March 30 (IANS) More than 80 per cent of South Korea’s teenagers and adults expressed concerns over online abuse involving the misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the creation of deepfake videos and disinformation, a poll showed on Monday.According to the poll conducted from September to November last year on teenagers and adults by the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC), 89.4 per cent of teenagers said they recognise the seriousness of AI-driven…

South Korea Probes Instagram Over Account Disabling Allegations

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Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) South Korea’s media watchdog said on Wednesday it has launched a probe into US social media platform Instagram over allegations that the service disabled user accounts without justifiable reasons last year.The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said the investigation will examine whether Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram violated the local telecommunications act and provided proper and timely support to affected users, reports Yonhap news agency.The move follows …

South Korea Asks Social Media Platform X to Protect Minors from AI-Generated Sexual Content

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Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) South Korea’s media watchdog said on Wednesday it has asked U.S.-based social media platform X to come up with measures to protect minor users from sexual content generated by the artificial intelligence (AI) model Grok.The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said it delivered the request to the operator amid growing concerns over deepfake sexual content that can be generated by AI platforms, reports Yonhap news agency.”We have asked the operator of X to prevent…