Katie Mehew has written an article for LBC on the dangers and harms of sexually explicit deepfake images and “nudifying” apps for women and girls. Katie’s article explains the law around such images and calls for urgent action to tackle this growing form of misogynistic abuse. Katie says:
“Nudifying apps... are inherently misogynistic - often ineffective on photos of men - and, while banned from app stores, they remain accessible via search engines and social media ads. Their continued existence enables and generates profits from the exploitation of women and girls.”
“There is a concerning rise in schools of child-on-child abuse involving these apps. Whether driven by bullying or curiosity, young users may not realise that generating deepfakes of other children is not only harmful but illegal.”
“The experience of being deepfaked in adulthood is horrifying and deeply violating. For a child, it could be even more traumatic, with long-term consequences.”
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