‘It is useless fight to stop DEEPFAKE PORN’
LOS ANGELES: Avengers: Infinity War star Scarlett Johansson believes fighting deepfake porn videos, which she has often fell victim to, is a “lost cause”.
In an interview with The washington Post, the 34-year-old actor said she can do nothing about the deepfakes, a type of explicit content where anonymous users can insert people’s faces onto the bodies of others, creating seemingly authentic-looking videos, and therefore she is is not bothered about them.
“Clearly this doesn’t affect me as much because people assume it’s not actually me in a porno, however demeaning it is. I think it’s a useless pursuit, legally, mostly because the internet is a vast wormhole of darkness that eats itself.” “There are far more disturbing things on the dark web than this, sadly. I think it’s up to an individual to fight for their own right to the their image, claim damages, etc,” Johansson said.
The newspaper reported that of the several hundreds, one fake movie featuring Johansson’s face is available on a major porn site and has been viewed over 1.5 million times. Johansson said not just the celebrities but many vulnerable people have been targeted with fake porn. Johansson’s phone was hacked and private nude photos of the star were leaked onto the internet. The hacker was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
I think it’s up to an individual to fight for their own right to the their image, claim damages