Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), Ministry of Health and Welfare, and South Korea’s Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) on Friday signed a “Combating Digital Sex Crime Online” joint statement, the NCC said.
The joint statement has three main focuses, including ensuring the public understands the impact of digital sex crime, digital intimate images and videos, the NCC said in a news release.
The other two areas of focus are strengthening bilateral connections by exchanging views and ways of tackling such behavior, and promoting further international acknowledgement so that governments, the technology industry and civil society to address the online abuse issue.
Photo: Yang Mien-chieh, Taipei Times
The Internet is a significant medium for cross-border information dissemination and communication, but it has also brought about the spread of illegal content, the agency said.
That is a pressing issue for governments worldwide, it said.
Of particular concern is the spread of images and videos related to the sexual exploitation of minors, and adult content distributed without the consent of those involved. There is a high degree of consensus at both national and international levels about the need to tackle these issues, the NCC said.
The NCC in the joint statement said that authorities would be able to address digital sex crime based overseas by exchanging information and speeding up removal.
The joint statement would deepen and strengthen communication with the KCSC to build a safe online environment, the NCC said.
The NCC said the MOHW oversees the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (兒童及少年性剝削防制條例) in Taiwan, while the KCSC is responsible for adjudicating illegal content in South Korean broadcasting and online.
The NCC is an independent statutory agency under the Executive Yuan which is responsible for regulating the development of the telecommunication and broadcasting industries.
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