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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pursuing €100,000 (£85,374) in damages following the dissemination of deepfake pornographic videos featuring her online.
Scheduled to appear before a court in Sassari on July 2, Meloni’s legal pursuit targets a 40-year-old man and his 73-year-old father, believed to be behind the creation of the videos, according to the BBC. Charged with defamation, the duo was traced by law enforcement via the mobile device used to upload the content the report added.
Italian law treats certain defamation cases as criminal offenses, carrying potential custodial sentences. The videos, uploaded to a US-based pornographic website, amassed “millions of views” over several months, according to the indictment.
“ I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who…
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Italy PM Giorgia Meloni Seeks Over $100,000 In Damages Over Deepfake…