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There are photos/videos that I want to have deleted. Do you provide the deletion service for those images?

• The center provides the deletion service for intimate images taken and/or faked and distributed without the consent of the person depicted in the images.
• We may not provide the deletion service for non-sexual images that were taken/created and distributed through legal means.

  삭제지원 대상 피해촬영물 종류 및 예시 테이블

  Images eligible for the image deletion service	Example
  ① Images of child sexual abuse Images of a child participating in a sexual intercourse or a sexual conduct (e.g. masturbation), or exposing a part or all of his/her body *Depending on the production method, images can be categorized into non-consensually taken images, faked images, and non-consensually distributed images.	An image of the (intimate) body part of a child obtained from the child
  ② Non-consensually taken images Images of a person’s body taken by using a camera or a similar device against the will of the person depicted in the image in a way that may cause sexual desire or shame	Images of a sexual intercourse taken without the consent of the sex partner
  	Images of a person engaging in masturbation recorded or captured without the consent of the person
  ③ Faked images Photos, videos, or sounds (“images”) that were edited, synthesized, and/or processed, against the will of the person depicted in them, in a way that may cause sexual desire or shame for the purpose of distribution, sale, rental, provision, display, and/or screening (“distribution”)	Pornographic images combined with the face of a victim
  	Images of the face of a victim with vulgar and sexually humiliating words on them
  ④ Non-consensually distributed images Non-consensually taken images, faked images, or their copies Images that were taken, edited, processed, or copied with the consent of the person depicted in the images (including those who took the images of their body parts themselves) and later distributed without the consent of the person Non-consensually taken images, faked images, or their copies distributed online for commercial purposes against the will of the person depicted in the images	Images of the body parts of anonymous individuals taken in a public place (e.g. images of upskirting)
  	An intimate image that was consensually taken but distributed without the knowledge of the person depicted in the image
  	Images of sexual organs taken by the victim himself/herself and distributed against their will
  	An indecent body image of a stranger combined with the face of a victim and distributed online

• For anyone who is found to have been involved in an illegal activity related to the images she/he has requested for the deletion service or anyone who continues to produce and distribute illegal images after having requested for the deletion service, the center may discontinue its services to the person even if her/his images are qualified for the deletion service.

For minor victims, however, we make wider considerations including signs of victimization before discontinuing the service. For more details, please use the phone counseling service.

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Image deletion service workflow

• If images are confirmed to have been distributed, the image deletion service begins.
• If not confirmed but suspected, we monitor online spaces and delete if they are found.
• All information distributed to harm the victim, including images, thumbnails, and keywords, are subject to deletion.
• We request relevant platform providers to delete concerned images. If the request is not accepted by the platform, we request the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) to block concerned URLs.