South Korea aims to criminalise fictional AI pornography after man’s acquittal

South Korea is moving to criminalize the distribution of AI-generated pornography featuring fictional personas. This legislative effort follows a court acquittal in Goyang, Gyeonggi province, where a man accused of sharing deepfake images of nude women in a Telegram chat room was found not guilty. Prosecutors had presented evidence under a law that allows for up to seven years in prison or a 50 million won fine. However, the judge ruled that the victims were virtual, not human, leading to the acquittal. Lawmakers are now seeking to close this legal loophole.