Posted 3/21/2024, 8:18:00 PM
Celebrities Targeted in Deepfake Porn Epidemic
- Investigation found nearly 4,000 celebrities are victims of deepfake porn, including over 250 British celebrities
- Deepfake porn sites received 100 million views in 3 months
- Sharing deepfake porn without consent became illegal in UK in January 2023, but creation is still legal
- In first 3 quarters of 2023, over 140,000 new deepfake porn videos were uploaded, more than all previous years combined
- New Online Safety Act aims to tackle deepfake porn, but has faced delays; sites encouraged to implement protections now