Deepfake

Deepfake nudes inflict real harm despite being fake: Experts

AI deepfake nudes rarely exist in isolation, often triggering harassment, reputational damage and psychological distress.

UNICEF calls for criminalisation of AI content depicting child sex abuse

At least 1.2 million children across 11 countries disclosed having their images manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes in the past year, according to UNICEF.

Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

US academic John Mearsheimer has been fighting to get deepfake YouTube videos impersonating him taken down.

AI, manipulated images falsely link some US politicians with Epstein

The Justice Department last week released the latest cache of so-called Epstein files.

Singapore users are flocking to Elon Musk’s Grok despite deepfake controversy

A billboard passes through Westminster urging the Prime Minister to stand up to Elon Musk and ban X and Grok in London, Britain on Jan 14, 2026.

Sapporo man held on suspicion of creating sexual deepfakes of female celebrities

The Metropolitan Police Department in Japan suspect the 31-year-old man made sexual deepfakes of female celebrities available on two membership-based sites.

Musk’s Grok AI faces scrutiny from Japan over sexualised images

Japan has joined a list of countries probing X over AI service Grok and the chatbot's role in creating without consent sexualised images of people.

X announces measures to prevent Grok from undressing images

Grok's so-called “Spicy Mode” feature allowed users to create sexualised deepfakes of women and children using simple text prompts such as “put her in a bikini” or “remove her clothes”.

Spain moves to curb AI deepfakes, tighten consent rules on images

The EU is stepping up efforts to regulate deepfakes.

UK to accelerate law criminalising creation of sexual deepfakes

The law would make it illegal for companies to supply tools designed to create such images.

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