Deepfake Violence and the Future of Human Rights: A South Korean Case Study | LUP Student Papers
Skip to main content LUND UNIVERSITY | LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES search top articles LUP Student Papers LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Register publications | Statistics | Marked list 0 | Saved searches 0 Advanced Home Publications Departments Deepfake Violence and the Future of Human Rights: A South Korean Case Study Mark Johnson, Valerie Maria LU (2025) MRSM15 20251 Human Rights Studies Abstract The rise of deepfake pornography in South Korea reflects a serious breakdown in the protection of human rights in digital spaces. In a society where technological development significantly shapes national identity, the rights to bodily autonomy, education, and freedom from inhumane treatment are increasingly compromised by systems that normalize gender-based violence. Deepfake abuse in South Korea is part of a larger structural crisis in tech-facilitated sexual violence, following earlier waves of hidden-camera crimes and blackmail schemes. Using symbolic violence, sociotechnical imaginaries,
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