Officials agree to criminalize some forms of online violence against women, including AI-generated graphic material
Pop superstar Taylor Swift was the victim of nude fake photos in January, and European officials want to prevent something similar from happening again.
In accordance with PoliticoEuropean Union negotiators reached agreement on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, on a bill that would criminalize the sharing of such content across the EU, as well as revenge porn and online harassment, by mid-2027 .
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In recent years, women have increasingly become victims of abuse on social media by targeted harassment and tracking. Cheap AI tools have also made it easier to create fake photos and videos of naked women. The famous artist, unfortunately, was not the only victim in this story…
The issue became big after the case of Taylor Swift. We are talking about fake photos created with artificial intelligence and seen by millions of users on the social networking platform X (formerly Twitter). United States lawmakers issued new calls for legislation, while even the White House took a position on the incident.
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“The latest disgusting way to degrade women is the sharing of AI-generated personal images within minutes by anyone. Such images can cause enormous damage, not only to pop stars, but to every woman who will have to prove at work or at home that it is a deepfake.” said the vice-president of the European Commission, VÄ›ra Jourová.
Victims of deepfakes in Europe must – currently – rely on a patchwork of laws, such as the EU bill for the protection of privacy, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and national defamation laws. Major social media platforms such as X and Meta must make it easier for citizens and police to report potentially illegal content – and take it down quickly when it does – under the EU’s rulebook. to control content, the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The Commission proposed a ground-breaking law in 2022, at the height of the #MeToo movement, which would oblige EU countries to to do more to punish online abuse against women.
“Our commitment to ensuring the dignity and rights of women and girls in Europe has led to the criminalization of various forms of cyberbullying, such as the non-consensual sharing of personal images, including deepfakes, online stalking, online harassment, misogynistic rhetoric hate and cyber-flashing,” said the European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli.
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