The “sudden move” by Telegram to cooperate with the South Korean authorities could be tied to the arrest in France of the app’s chief Pavel Durov, on charges of failing to act against criminals, a cyber-security professor told AFP.

South Korea's media regulator said on Monday that Telegram has pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and immediately remove deepfake pornography and other illegal content from its platform, in cooperation with local authorities.

Regulators in South Korea on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the East Asian country. In August, media and authorities uncovered a sprawling network of Telegram chatrooms in South Korea,

South Korea's media regulator said Monday that Telegram has pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and immediately remove deepfake pornography and other illegal content from its platform, in cooperation with local authorities.

South Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country. In August, media and authorities uncovered a sprawling network of Telegram chatrooms in South Korea,

Seoul: South Korea's media regulator announced on Monday that Telegram has agreed to implement a zero-tolerance policy for deepfake pornography and other illegal content on its platform. This decision

South Korea regulators on Sept 30 hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

South Korean lawmakers have passed a law banning the possession and watching of deepfake porn, with prison time or a heft fine for violators.