Two men in Italy created deepfake pornographic videos by superimposing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's face onto adult film actresses' bodies and uploaded them to a US-based website where they received millions of views.
Two men from Sardinia, Italy - a 40-year-old and his 73-year-old father - are accused of creating deepfake pornographic videos featuring Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by digitally superimposing her face onto the bodies of adult film actresses. The videos were uploaded to a US-based pornographic website in 2020, two years before Meloni became Prime Minister. According to the indictment, the videos were viewed millions of times over several months and some remain online. Police traced the perpetrators through the mobile device used to upload the content. Both men face defamation charges, which under Italian law can result in criminal sentences of 6 months to 3 years imprisonment. Meloni is seeking €100,000 in symbolic damages and has stated she will donate any compensation to a fund supporting women victims of domestic violence. The case is part of broader concerns about deepfake technology, with reports indicating that 96% of deepfake content online is pornographic and that deepfake sexual content increased by over 400% between 2022 and 2023.
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