An Australian Man Has Been Fined 343,000 Australian Dollars (Approximately 190,000 euros) for Creating Deepfake Porn of Six Australian Women. It is the country’s first deepfake porn case.
The Fifty-Year-old Perpetrator was present in Court in Brisbane via a Video Link. The Judge Said the Offenses were “Serious, Deliberate, and Persistent.” The man did not comment when the Judge Asked if he wanted to say anything.
The perpetrator created fake nude photos and posted them online Between November 2022 and October 2023. A deepfake is an image or video in which Someone’s face or body is edited to make it look like they are doing something. The images are Sometimes Very Realistic.
One of the Victims Told the Court That She was “Shocked”. “Although It is clearly a fake video, I feel violated, vulnerable, and completely powerless.” The Victims Remained Anonymous in the Trial, Accordination to ABC News , They Are “Prominent Women”.
The Case was Brought by the E-Safety Commission, An Independent Body Committed to a Safe Online Environment. The Commission Calls The Ruling A “Strong Message about the Consequences for Anyone who abuses deepfake images”. The Judge also ordered the man to pay the commission’s Legal Costs.