107 Years Undefended: The Generative AI Videos Mocking Yu Gwan-sun, Kim Gu, and Ahn Jung-geun — and the Legal Vacuum
Ahead of the 107th March 1st Independence Movement anniversary, generative AI videos mocking independence activist Yu Gwan-sun garnered over 200,000 views and sparked nationwide outrage. Korea's current laws on defamation of the deceased and criminal insult do not apply to the dead, laying bare a glaring gap in both law and platform regulation.