‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action

Summary

Austrian MEP Lena Schilling of the Green party said she learned last month that nude deepfakes of her were circulating online, altered from images of one of her early press conferences. She called the images "digital violence against women" and urged EU action. A report cited in the article found that one in six female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated content.

Topics

• Deepfakes and impersonation