A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures of Digital Sexual Crimes in Adult Sites

This study analyzed adult sites serving in Korean that were surveyed through Google Web search to respond to digital sex crimes. As a result of the analysis, There were 270 adult sites that were serviced in Korean. ② From the 270 searched adult sites, there were 100 adult sites that could be accessed. ③ Adult sites can check all illegal content for free without membership. ③ In adult sites, 55% of adult sites have Korean video-only boards, and 66% of adult sites have Korean videos regardless of exclusive bulletin boards. ④ There are an average of 14,250 videos posted on the Korean video-only bulletin board. ⑤ Seventy-seven percent of adult sites posted sexual exploitation of children and adolescents abroad and 34 percent of adult sites posted sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Korea. ⑥ Thirty-six percent of adult sites have photo-only boards. ⑦ In 100 adult sites, 94 adult sites have first (main) page banner advertisements, 72 adult sites have video page banner advertisements, 50 adult sites have pop-up advertisements when playing videos, and 61 adult sites have video player advertisements. ⑧ The first (main) page banner advertisement on 94 adult sites is 1,485 in total, with an average of about 16 on one adult site. The content of banner ads on the first (main) page was 73.2% for illegal gambling and 11.9% for prostitution businesses. ⑨ There are 373 banner advertisements for video pages on 72 adult sites, an average of about five on one adult site. In the content of banner advertisements on the video page, 72.4% were illegal gambling and 12.3% were prostitution companies. ⑩ When playing a video on an adult site, the content of pop-up advertisements and player advertisements were different each time the video was played. Legal businesses and companies such as games, online shopping malls, online travel agencies, and Internet broadcasting are being advertised. If digital sex crime measures are sought based on the analysis results, illegal gambling sites, which are the largest advertisers than adult sites, should be blocked. ② Measures should be taken against organized criminals who are participating in the operation of illegal gambling sites. ③ Measures are needed for legal business and corporate advertising that are being advertised on adult sites for adults. ④ Policies should be implemented to reduce fears of digital sex crimes.