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Factsheet: deepfakes and sexualised violence
Artificial intelligence has become part of our everyday lives. This includes the increasingly authentic-looking deepfakes that are influencing the lives of children and young people. This factsheet provides an overview of the status quo of deepfakes, shows from a child protection perspective the problems that deepfakes can cause with regard to (sexualised) violence, and offers legal classifications as well as tips and support services.
Child Focus launched a campaign to raise awareness of the devastating effects of deep nudes
As part of Safer Internet Day, Child Focus launched a campaign about the devastating effects of deepnudes on victims and raises the issue of this growing trend among young people.
Over half of Belgian young people who are familiar with deepnude apps have tried using them
A recent study in Belgium shows that of 362 respondents familiar with apps to create deepnudes, more than half of these respondents had actually tried to create a deepnude. The statistics also show a large difference between boys and girls.
Safer Internet Day 2024: artificial intelligence (AI) risks and opportunities for children and young people
To mark Safer Internet Day 2024, the Greek Safer Internet Centre drew attention to the dangers of using emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), especially by underage users. Cases have already become known where minors, using AI applications, have altered photographs of underage girls and started to share them 'for fun'. Today, the majority of the 'deepfake' material circulating on the internet is non-consensual pornography. In other words, videos of pornographic material appear where the face has been replaced. Usually, the victims are celebrities, but anyone can become a victim. The whole issue raises great concerns about privacy on the Internet, and unfortunately, it can turn any individual into a potential victim, regardless of their gender. Parents and teachers must talk to children and adolescents about the consequences of this practice.
The threat of artificial intelligence to privacy: deepfake videos and revenge pornography
Deepfake videos have not only become one of the most effective tools of misinformation, but they also pose a significant problem for women and underage girls, who are either at risk or have already been victims of non-consensual pornography.
