Anthony Rotondo posted deepfake pornographic images of prominent Australian women on MrDeepFakes.com and was fined $343,500 by the Federal Court for violating the Online Safety Act.
Anthony Rotondo, also known as Antonio, admitted to posting deepfake pornographic images of prominent Australian women on a website called MrDeepFakes.com, which has since been shut down. The eSafety Commissioner brought a case against him almost two years ago under the Online Safety Act. When issued a removal notice, Rotondo replied it meant nothing to him as he was not an Australian resident and said 'Get an arrest warrant if you think you are right.' After a court ordered him to remove the images, he emailed them to 50 addresses including the eSafety Commissioner and media outlets. The Federal Court ordered Rotondo to pay a $343,500 penalty plus costs on Friday. Queensland police found him at a Gold Coast apartment in December 2023 with a laptop after receiving complaints that a Brisbane school had been sent deepfake images of students and teachers. The images were eventually taken down after Rotondo voluntarily provided passwords and information to the commissioner's officers.
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