The recent implementation of a revised communications law in South Korea has sparked a significant legal firestorm, pitting the government’s desire to curb online misinformation against fundamental democratic rights. At the heart of this controversy is attorney Kong Won-jun, who has filed a constitutional challenge against the law, arguing that its vague language poses a direct threat to freedom of expression. As of July 7, this new provision of the Act on the Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization aims to regulate content that incites violence, discrimination, or deep-seated hatred. However, critics claim that the lack of precise definitions…

The Pentagon is pouring significant resources into “catching” deepfakes, operating under the assumption that the war against disinformation is primarily a detection game. Programs like DARPA’s Semantic Forensics and various defense-contracted tools are laser-focused on identifying synthetic images, audio, and video once they have already entered the information bloodstream. While these tools are impressive feats of engineering, they fundamentally misunderstand the evolving nature of the threat. The Department of Defense is preparing to catch yesterday’s digital forgeries while ignoring a far more sophisticated and dangerous reality: our AI systems are not being tricked by fake media; they are being trained…