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2021: South Korea becomes global hub for digital sex blackmail
In mid-June 2021, it became known that the advanced technologies of South Korea caused a whole wave of digital crimes in the field of sex blackmail. The country has become a global hub for illegal filming and sharing of explicit images and videos, according to victims, researchers and rights groups.
 | Unfortunately, South Korea was ahead of everyone in the prevalence, diversity and severity of digital crimes of a sexual nature, "said Heather Barr, director of Human Rights Watch, a women's rights organization. |  |
Digital technologies, including high-speed streaming and encrypted chats, have provided new means to distribute illegal material. So, one Korean woman discovered that the watch donated by the employer for several weeks broadcast personnel from her bedroom:
| | Everything that happened in my room was sent to someone's computer. Now I sometimes feel horror for no reason while sitting in my own bedroom. | |
Another victim was forced to quit her job and move into another home after an ex-partner posted intimate photos of her along with personal details including home and work addresses.
About 14% of women living in Seoul were affected by digital sexual violence, including shooting in spy cells, unwanted intimate pictures and distributing videos of sexual acts, according to the results of the ENV survey. At the same time, 43% of respondents reported that they encountered or witnessed digital sexual crimes.
About 48% of victims received unwanted obscene material, 38% faced unsolicited sexual messages. Only 7.4% of those who suffered or witnessed digital sexual offences reported the cases to police.[1]
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