Deepfake

EU states back ban on AI generating sexualised deepfakes

The European Commission in January kickstarted an investigation into Grok under the EU’s online content rules.

It’s almost impossible to tell what’s real online anymore

The line between fact and fiction is not so much blurring as becoming invisible.

Tech giant Meta sues Brazil, China advertisers over celebrity deepfake scams

US tech giant filed lawsuits against four scam advertises who impersonated celebrities to deceive and defraud people.

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.

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