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Lena Schilling seeks EU response to nonconsensual nude deepfakes

Austrian Greens MEP Lena Schilling has called for EU action after discovering nonconsensual nude deepfakes of herself online. She said photographs from one of her earliest press conferences had been digitally altered to remove her clothing. A report found that one in six female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated material.

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Lena Schilling seeks EU response to nonconsensual nude deepfakes
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What to know

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    Schilling said the nude deepfakes circulating online had been created without her consent.

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    The report found that a sixth of female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated content.

Why it matters

Schilling’s experience and the report’s findings provide context for her call for an EU response to sexualised AI content.

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