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Deepfake porn targets 50 members of European Parliament

Original: 50 members of European Parliament targeted by deepfake porn, report says – POLITICO https://www. politico.eu/article/fem

Around 50 members of the European Parliament, most of them women, have been targeted by sexualised deepfake imagery, according to a report by POLITICO. The revelations have reignited calls for the European Commission to strictly enforce its ban on such content and hold accountable the platforms and entities that host or distribute it. Lawmakers and campaigners are voicing alarm over the ease of producing these fakes and the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms to protect victims, particularly women in politics.

Why now: The scale of the targeting of sitting EU lawmakers has raised fresh concern about weak enforcement of rules against deepfake abuse.

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