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"International Conference on Response to Digital Sex Crimes" to Be Held on September 29
Presentation of Government Achievements and Safety Technologies from Domestic and Global Companies

An international conference will be held to explore response measures to the rapidly growing issue of child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials, which has surged due to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that it will host the "2nd International Conference on Response to Digital Sex Crimes" on September 29 at the President Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, together with the Korea Women’s Human Rights Institute and the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality and Partnerships.

The event will be attended by more than 150 participants, including domestic and international law enforcement agencies and representatives from IT companies. They will review policies promoted by governments, support organizations, and companies from various countries, and discuss development strategies from multiple perspectives.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will present both the achievements in combatting new forms of digital sex crimes—such as deepfakes—and the future tasks ahead, including emergency blocking, revenue blocking, and strengthening operator accountability through the Digital Sex Crime Victim Integrated Support Center. In addition, cooperation measures to ensure the safe management and protection of victims’ personal information on domestic and international platforms will be discussed.

The Korea Women’s Human Rights Institute will present the outcomes of its upgrades to the AI-based automatic detection and removal request system, as well as the need for international cooperation to overcome the structural limitations in tackling illegal overseas websites. The National Police Agency will introduce advances and future goals in law enforcement, including expanded undercover investigations, the development of deepfake detection software, and enhanced techniques for international joint investigations.

The International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) will present on "Response to Child and Adolescent Sexual Exploitation Materials: Activities of the INHOPE Hotline," highlighting the operation of global hotline networks in connection with INTERPOL.

Subsequently, the Thai judiciary, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, and the Philippine Commission on Women will share the current state of damage in their respective countries, as well as initiatives for blocking child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials and policies to protect victims.

The global infrastructure company Cloudflare will discuss the role of infrastructure providers and cooperation strategies among platforms, governments, and civil society, while Microsoft will introduce methods to ensure safe infrastructure operations through technological interventions.

Naver will introduce its triple detection technologies—including DNA filtering, AI filtering, and contextual analysis—as well as separate blocking measures for each service, emphasizing the need for joint responses to new criminal tactics.

In addition, the participants will engage in a comprehensive discussion to explore strategies for cooperation among national and related organizations in victim support and identify tasks for strengthening a digital sex crime response system that involves governments, international organizations, law enforcement, and private companies working together.

Minister Won Minkyoung of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated, "Digital sex crimes spread rapidly across borders, so a joint international effort is needed for victim support, swift deletion and blocking of harmful content, punishment for perpetrators, and strengthening platform responsibility."

She added, "Through this conference, we will further solidify our cooperation framework with domestic and international organizations and companies and strengthen support so that victims can quickly recover their daily lives."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.