Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, suing for damages after deepfake porn was uploaded online

[TheButcher]

I do not agree with revenge porn nor deepfake porn period. I think both are wrong and I hope anyone who sues for their likeness or images used in either instance wins a huge damages award.



"Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is seeking €100,000 (£85,374) in damages after deepfake porn videos of her were uploaded online.

Ms Meloni is due to testify before a court in the Sardinian city of Sassari on 2 July.

A deepfake image is one where the face of one person is digitally added to the body of another.

A 40-year-old man, thought to have produced the videos, and his 73-year-old father are under investigation.

Police have said they were able to find them by tracking down the mobile device that was used to post the videos.

Both men are accused of defamation. Under Italian law, some defamation cases can be criminal and carry a custodial sentence.

According to the indictment, the videos were posted on a US pornographic website, where they were viewed "millions of times" over the course of several months.

Ms Meloni's legal team has said that, if her request for damages is successful, she will donate the €100,000 to a fund to support women who have been victims of male violence.

Maria Giulia Marongiu, Ms Meloni's lawyer, said the sum was "symbolic" and the demand for compensation was meant to "send a message to women who are victims of this kind of abuse of power not to be afraid to press charges."

The deepfake videos of Ms Meloni date back to before she was appointed prime minister in 2022. "


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68615474

[killah]

She's one of the better looking heads of state right now.

[Russ]

Deepfake porn is a problem not worth touching to be honest.

[jag]

She will win the case it seems so obvious to me she is in the right.

[vblogger]

People wake up smell the coffee people do not do deepfake porn just for to jerk off at, they do it too when they have a beef with a person to discredit that individual.

[Terry]

She is right I have said this for months and still stick by my opinion. Using real people's images to make deepfake porn is 100% wrong.