29/07, 14:28
Consent rules for deepfake abuse
(Tech Policy Press)
6 days in discussion
Editorial summary
AI-generated sexual images are spreading faster than current European safeguards, and lawmakers face pressure to move beyond nudity-based rules. Supporters of a consent test want broader liability and stronger platform duties, while critics of narrow victim rules point to sex workers and other excluded targets.
Lead piece
How new generative AI tools intensify image-based abuse, why existing legal and platform responses fall short, and why sex workers are often excluded from victim protections.
Key actors
GrokXAna OrnelasBellingcat
Discussion: AlgorithmWatch, Tech Policy Press
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Click, Strip, Repeat: Sex Workers and Digital Violence Amidst the Deepfake Boom
(AlgorithmWatch | Ana Ornelas)
Reading: The article argues that the harms of nudification tools are severe, normalized harms for victims, and under-addressed in regulation and public sympathy, with sex workers facing added exploitation and theft of labor.
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Consent, Not Nudity, Should Define Image-Based Abuse Laws
(Tech Policy Press)
Reading: Current laws are too narrow because they center nudity and intimacy; a consent-based framework better captures real harms and existing models in France and Denmark offer a stronger approach.