38-year-old news presenter haunted by deepfake pornography after participating in abuse investigation
Summary
Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman discovered deepfake pornography featuring her face had been superimposed onto explicit content. The incident occurred after she volunteered to be a case study in an investigation into deepfake abuse. Newman described the experience as “haunting” and said she kept returning to the images. Former Love Island contestant Cally Jane Beech also became a victim when an explicit, digitally altered image of her was posted online without her consent. Beech found the image after being contacted by someone who informed her it was available on Google. The UK government is introducing new legislation to criminalize the creation and sharing of deepfake pornography, with penalties of up to two years in prison.
Incident Details
Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.
Sources
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