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German deepfake porn case sparks protests and pressure for change in law

Germany's government is facing pressure to toughen laws against digital violence after a prominent television actor accused her former husband of posting AI-generated porn resembling her on fake online accounts purporting to belong to her. The case...

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German deepfake porn case sparks protests and pressure for change in law
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Germany's government is facing pressure to toughen laws against digital violence after a prominent television actor accused her former husband of posting AI-generated porn resembling her on fake online accounts purporting to belong to her. The case has sparked a national conversation on new forms of violence against women in the online sphere and heaped pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to ​close legal loopholes. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin, Germany.

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