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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