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Bamishimwi seeks corrections for 33,869 cases of digital sex crime content in H1 2026

The Broadcasting Media Communications Deliberation Committee requested corrective action such as deletion and access blocking for 33,869 cases of digital sex crime content in the first half of 2026. Illegal filming materials accounted for 18,604 cases, while deepfake sex crime videos totalled 15,179. The committee also reported 18,634 cases of voluntary measures by operators before formal review, up about 97 percent from a year earlier.

Telecommunications & Media

Naver, Kakao, Google removed or blocked 141,000 illegal sexual exploitation posts last year

South Korea\'s Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission said domestic and foreign online service providers including Naver, Google and Kakao removed or blocked 140,996 cases of reported illegal filmed content last year out of 185,662 reports. Reports fell 17.7 percent from a year earlier and removals and blocks declined 22.2 percent. The commission said differences reflect duplicate reports and cases that were not illegal filmed content or had already been deleted.

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Six named as June Korea Engineer Award winners including Han Sang-ho and Bang Jae-ung

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Industrial Technology Association selected 6 people as June 2026 winners of the Korea Engineer Award. The recipients span large companies, small and midsized firms, women and a young engineer category. The award recognises engineers who contributed significantly to technology sites and grants a deputy prime minister’s award and 5 million won in prize money. The ministry plans to expand award categories from the second half of this year.