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The Terrifying Truth About Deepfakes And Why Even The Average Woman Should Be Concerned
Imagine an ordinary day for you: You go to work, you run your errands, you work out, you do your housework. You’re not remotely interested in “sex work” or anything like that. But one day you get a text from your friend, asking, “Is this you?”, alongside a pornographic video featuring someone who looks just like you.
By Luna Salinas3 min read
If this sounds extreme, it is, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening to real people. Just recently, there was a scandal among Twitch influencers, wherein one male streamer known as “Atrioc” was caught using a website that contained non-consensual deepfake pornography he’d bought that depicted popular female streamers, some of which were friends of his.