"My body is not your Porn": Identifying Trends of Harm and Oppression through a Sociotechnical Genealogy of Digital Sexual Violence in South Korea
New study maps how deepfakes and AI tools have escalated abuse from 1990s internet to 2025 scandals.
Deep Dive
Researchers Inha Cha, EunJeong Cheon, and four colleagues published "My body is not your Porn," a sociotechnical genealogy of digital sexual violence (DSV) in South Korea. The paper analyzes four eras from the 1990s to the mid-2020s, identifying three key dimensions: the homosocial fabrication of obscenity, the increasing imperceptibility of violence via new tech, and the commercialization of abuse. It uses media, legal, and academic sources to show how misogyny is reconfigured through evolving technologies.
Why It Matters
Provides a crucial framework for tech platforms and policymakers to combat AI-facilitated abuse as tools become more accessible.