Jul 02, 2019 11:00:00

A region that officially makes fake porn illegal appears for the first time

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“Fake pornography”, which combines images and videos of former companions and former spouses in everyday life with pornographic movies, is considered to have the potential of being used as revenge pornography . A law that officially regulates fake pornography, which hurts the target person mentally and socially, came into force in Virginia, USA from July 1, 2019 (Monday).

Virginia's 'revenge porn' laws now officially covered deepfakes-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/1/20677800/virginia-revenge-porn-deepfakes-nonconsensual-photos-videos-ban-goes-into-effect

Deepfake revenge porn distribution now a crime in Virginia | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/deepfake-revenge-porn-distribution-now-a-crime-in-virginia/

Since “ fake pornography ”, which uses AI to synthesize female face and pornographic images, became a topic at the end of 2017, such Deepfake technology has evolved at an eye- opening speed. With the advent of amazing technology that makes it possible to create 'human-speaking videos' from a single picture and audio data in 2019, it will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake videos in the future It is thought.

With regard to deep fake technology, fake pornography is created or published as a kind of 'revenge pornography' in which the ex-spouse or the original companion exposes the opponent's naked photos, movies, etc. to the Internet. It is considered dangerous. In the case of revenge pornography, it is possible to prevent in the way 'do not provide naked photos etc. even during the dating period', but in the case of fake pornography it is better to use photos on SNS such as Facebook, so prevention There is no such thing. The opponent targeted for such an attack will incur significant damage.

by Anthony Tran

To address the above issues, Virginia has added to the law new criminal penalties for the distribution of deep fake images and images that conflict with the agreement. This is a modification of the ' Class 1 misdemeanor ' law, which provides for the distribution of naked and sexual images without the consent of the other party. The revised law includes the words 'falsely created video or still image'. The target of this law is not limited to Deep Fake, but may include forged images and images using software such as Photoshop, and for offenders a maximum of 12 months in prison and a fine of $ 2,500 (approximately 270,000 yen) Will be required.

Congress has also been watching the Deep Fake issue, and Senator Yvette Clarke has announced a bill to regulate Deep Fake . The State of Texas has also passed the anti-deep fake law and is expected to go into effect from September 1, 2019, but this law is not for unsolicited pornography, but for fake images and images that operate elections. It has become. On the other hand, New York has proposed a law that prohibits the creation of 'digital duplicates' made without an agreement, but the American Film Association said that 'our members are inspired by real people and have stories. 'I inhibit the creation,' and voiced the opposite voice.

In addition, regarding the deep fake technology, a web service called 'DeepNude', which makes a photo of a woman naked with a single click, appeared on June 27, 2019. it was done.

'DeepNude' makes female photos naked with one click-GIGAZINE