SM Entertainment Announces Strict Legal Action Against Malicious Posts And Illegal AI-Generated Images Targeting Lim Yoona And aespa’s Winter
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SM Entertainment said on September 28 that it had filed criminal complaints after identifying manipulated images made with AI or other technology without Yoona’s consent, along with false information spread from them. The company said creating, uploading, sharing, or redistributing the material may carry liability for defamation, portrait-right violations, and distribution of manipulated images. It added that false claims, insults, sexual harassment, and other malicious posts about aespa’s Winter continue across platforms and will be addressed in stages after legal review. SM said it will keep collecting evidence through its own monitoring and reports submitted through KWANGYA 119, without settlement or leniency.
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