Seoul shares award-winning AI sex crime detection tool for free across South Korea

South China Morning PostEN 2 min read 100% complete by The Korea TimesMarch 4, 2026 at 03:30 AM

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Seoul is offering its award-winning AI system, designed to detect and report sexually exploitative online content, for free to institutions across South Korea. Introduced in 2023, the technology monitors illicit websites and social media 24/7, identifying unlawful sexual images and videos, requesting their removal, and blocking re-uploads. The system significantly reduces processing time and increases detection accuracy compared to manual methods, leading to a substantial increase in deletion-support cases handled by the Seoul Digital Sex Crime Support Centre. The technology has been recognized with national and international awards and has secured patents and copyright registration. Central government agencies, local governments, private companies working for the public interest, and even non-profit organizations abroad may be able to adopt the system.

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Hanam Police Station 30% Hanam 40% Gyeonggi province 40% UN 50% Seoul Digital Sex Crime Support Centre 60% Seoul Metropolitan Government 70% South Korea 80% Seoul ×490%

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ai sex crime detection 100% artificial intelligence 80% sexual exploitation 70% online content monitoring 60% digital sex crimes 60% content removal 50% facial recognition 40% automatic reporting 40%

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